I had three different black birds at the feeder this morning. A very large Crow, several Starlings and the Red wing blackbird. I wish my bird book and Merlin would have photos instead of descriptions of the female counterpart . I have no idea what a female Red wing looks like.
I have been worried about the decreasing number of birds at our feeders. So I bought more feeders and spaced them out on our property. This spring a group or small flock of Red-wing Black Birds found us and decided to stay. I have seen them fly after the Red tailed hawks and chase them away. We seem to have a lot of male birds but I have not seen any females, is it possible they are already on nests? I love the beautiful wild birds but I am very ignorant on their songs so I am taking this class and hope to improve. I will try to get some photos.