Participant Photo: Red-winged blackbirds

I have many red-winged blackbirds that frequent my feeders but I’m not sure if this is a female or not. I’ve never seen one with this coloration.

Submitter: Joan Stowers

Place: Brookfield Township, OH, USA

Submission Date: March 5, 2019

Categories: Blackbirds & Thrushes

One comment on “Participant Photo: Red-winged blackbirds”

Holly Faulkner, Project Assistant on March 15th, 2019 - 9:09am

Hi Joan, This is an immature male. They look more like females before molting into the regular black plumage.

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