You can find Red-winged Blackbirds in the breeding season by visiting cattail marshes and other wetlands or by merely watching telephone wires on a drive through the country. Where there’s standing water and vegetation, Red-winged Blackbirds are likely to be one of the most common birds you see and hear. Listen for the male’s conk-la-lee! Song. In winter, search through mixed-species blackbird flocks and be careful not to overlook the streaky, brown females, which can sometimes resemble a sparrow. (All About Birds)
(Agelaius phoeniceus) is a (perching-song bird) passerine bird of the family Icteridae(new World Black Birds) found in most North America and much of Central America
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