I hade two Red-winged Blackbirds, a male and female, at my feeders last week. In the past, I only saw males. The females came later. Ann
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2015, at 11:56 AM, bob mcguire <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have had a couple of flocks of Red-wings & Grackles around the house and > briefly at the feeders the last couple of days. I was surprised this morning > to see a FEMALE Red-Winged Blackbird scratching for spilled seed under a > feeder. My understanding has been that the males arrive first in early > spring, usually in large flocks, and claim territories. It is only later that > the females arrive. > > Has anyone else noticed female Red-wings yet? > > Bob McGuire > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
