Hi All, Here's an opportunity to dust off your field guides (as many as you can find) and look at all the different plumages presented in those guides of Red-winged Blackbirds. Like many, many species of birds, males and females of Red-winged Blackbirds look quite different. The picture posted on the BBC website of the bird is a female. So, yes, this time of year about half the Red-winged Blackbirds out there really do look like this. As these are typically short-distant migrants, it is quite astounding that this bird made it all the way to Scotland. Even if it hop-scotched across Greenland and Iceland to get there, it is quite a feat for this bird. Very cool.
Jody On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Tom Hoard <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe a juvenile? > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 1, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Sandra J. Kisner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is that what they think a red-winged blackbird looks like? Or is it just > a poor choice of illustration? > > > Sandra > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Chris R. > Pelkie > *Sent:* Monday, May 01, 2017 11:24 AM > *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Guess which bird made the front page of > the Scottish BBC news... > > > > The things some people get excited about… (:-) > > ______________________ > > Chris Pelkie > Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst > Bioacoustics Research Program > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > > *Subject: Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news... > * > > *Date: *May 1, 2017 at 10:16:00 EDT > > > > > > http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/ > birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird > > > <http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird> > > Red-winged blackbird spotted on North Ronaldsay - BBC News > <http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird> > > www.bbc.com > > Birdwatchers are making their way to North Ronaldsay after what is claimed > to be the first European sighting of a red-winged blackbird. > > > > -- > > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > > *Archives:* > > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > > -- > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <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/ --
