Tag Archives: Red-winged Blackbird
Sing Blackbird Sing
Last month I posted about migrating flocks of grackles and blackbirds. Hundreds of them landed, turning the lawn from green to black as they hungrily searched for seeds between grass blades. When they flew away, a solitary blackbird still lay … Continue reading
Blackbird Migration
It is mid-February after the coldest weeks I can remember in south-east Virginia. Our summer visitors are still wintering in balmier latitudes; they won’t fly north for another month, but some locals are on the move.A cloud of Common Grackles … Continue reading
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Tagged bird migration, Common Grackle, Murmuration, Red-winged Blackbird
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Red-winged Blackbird
Seen locally the year round, Red-winged Blackbirds gather in flocks in winter. Occasionally an all-female flock dives into the garden to frenetically peck for seeds until disturbed when they storm off. Sometimes the females are mistaken for immature starlings or … Continue reading
Roger musing about Peace with Nature 