Red- Winged Black Bird

farmer · **on:** February 21, 2011, 03:34:42 PM

Female Red winged Black Bird, Leamington, Feb. 21, can spring be far away?

Luv2Bird · **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2011, 05:42:01 PM

R u sure that's not a Lapland Longspur among some Horned larks?

Bird Brain · **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:02:06 PM

Yippee, send the RWBB and some warm weather this way!

gary yankech · **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:05:14 PM

cool picture...I have not seen a horned lark yet. Here are some pics of a female RWBB I took last year....I'm not 100% sure, but I think the bird in your pic is too small to be a female RWBB.

female red winged blackbird by Gary Yankech, on Flickr

female red winged blackbird by Gary Yankech, on Flickr

gary yankech

Reuven_M · **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:31:29 PM

Definitely a red-wing, horned larks are bigger than you'd think. Nice sign of spring (although its a bit early, so this bird likely wintered somewhere in Ontario and has moved around recently.

Bird Brain · **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2011, 09:43:10 PM

Wow, just read on the ONTBIRDS site that someone had a male RWBB at their feeder today in Ajax!

farmer · **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2011, 10:06:45 PM

At first I thought she had too much red under her chin to be a RWBB, but there is nothing else that matches.
My Dad said the male was probably down south still, and sent the Mrs. to scout out the northland to see how cold it was!

gary yankech · **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2011, 10:10:15 PM

after looking at it again, it does seem to be a female RWBB but....I wasn't expecting this early.

Gary Yankech

Red- Winged Black Bird - Female

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Red- Winged Black Bird - Female

Luv2Bird

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Bird Brain

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gary yankech

female RWBB?

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gary yankech

yes....looks to be a RWBB