Yellow-headed Blackbird Images, Facts and Information:
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Yellow-headed Blackbirds feed, breed, and roost in freshwater wetlands that have emergent vegetation such as cattails, rushes, and tall reeds.
- They are aggressive towards Red-winged Blackbirds who share their habitat and will take over prime nesting areas.
- Yellow-headed Blackbirds are migratory and can be seen migrating in huge flocks at times.
- Yellow-headed Blackbirds eat insects in the summer and seeds during the colder months.
- The females and juveniles are less colorful than an adult male and they are brown instead of basically black.
- They lay 3 to 5 eggs and the incubation period is 11 to 13 days.
- Yellow-headed Blackbirds can live to be more than 11 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Yellow-headed Blackbird photos.
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird on the last day of winter
Title: Male Yellow-headed Blackbird on the last day of winter
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/18/2024
Urban male Yellow-headed Blackbird up close
Title: Urban male Yellow-headed Blackbird up close
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/30/2023
Urban male Yellow-headed Blackbird portrait
Title: Urban male Yellow-headed Blackbird portrait
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/30/2023
Pondside male Yellow-headed Blackbird close up
Title: Pondside male Yellow-headed Blackbird close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/30/2023
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird displaying on grass
Title: Male Yellow-headed Blackbird displaying on grass
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/30/2023
Serious looking male Yellow-headed Blackbird
Title: Serious looking male Yellow-headed Blackbird
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/30/2023
Up close to a singing male Yellow-headed Blackbird
Title: Up close to a singing male Yellow-headed Blackbird
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2022
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird fluffed up and singing
Title: Male Yellow-headed Blackbird fluffed up and singing
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2022
Alert male Yellow-headed Blackbird portrait
Title: Alert male Yellow-headed Blackbird portrait
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2022
Yellow-headed Blackbird adult male up close
Title: Yellow-headed Blackbird adult male up close
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2022
Singing Male Yellow-headed Blackbird portrait
Title: Singing Male Yellow-headed Blackbird portrait
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2022
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird close to a road
Title: Male Yellow-headed Blackbird close to a road
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2022
Singing female Yellow-headed Blackbird
Title: Singing female Yellow-headed Blackbird
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/25/2022
Female Yellow-headed Blackbird about to sing
Title: Female Yellow-headed Blackbird about to sing
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/25/2022
Displaying male Yellow-headed Blackbird in morning light
Title: Displaying male Yellow-headed Blackbird in morning light
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2021
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird with wings raised
Title: Male Yellow-headed Blackbird with wings raised
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2021
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird at the end of his song
Title: Male Yellow-headed Blackbird at the end of his song
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/12/2021
Yellow-headed Blackbird male on a rock
Title: Yellow-headed Blackbird male on a rock
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/12/2021
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird resting on a rock
Title: Male Yellow-headed Blackbird resting on a rock
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/12/2021
Yellow-headed Blackbird male in spring
Title: Yellow-headed Blackbird male in spring
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/5/2021