Red-winged Blackbird. Female or Immature male?
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Red-winged Blackbird. Female or Immature male?

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JWapachee

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on: June 01, 2014, 09:13:23 PM
I observed this bird collecting algae and picking up food from the water. I think this is an immature male Red-winged Blackbird. Or is it a female? What do you think? Anyone can help?

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John Wapachee
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Reply #1 on: June 01, 2014, 10:15:33 PM
You may want to look at the interesting variations in plumage at various ages and both sexes at the McGill university site
http://www.migrationresearch.org/mbo/id/rwbl.html
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Reply #2 on: June 02, 2014, 09:34:49 AM
Should be a female as it is very streaky below.
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