Editor's note: This following edition of Nature News is a 2017 column, with 2024 updates, including a reference to our most recent snow storm. An internet outage prevented Susan Pike from writing a ...
In the "Peterson Guide," 1962 edition, this bird is listed as Red-wing. Now in "Sibley’s," it's back to red-winged blackbird. And hopefully there it will stay. This bird is a harbinger of spring, the ...
Michigan is transitioning from winter to spring. For proof, listen for the distinctive “conk-la-ree!” song of the red-winged blackbird. These boldly colored migratory birds spend the colder months in ...
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Meet the Red-Winged Blackbird
Carolus Linneaus, a Swedish scientist, gave the red-winged blackbird its scientific name, Agelaius phoenicus, in 1766. The ...
Pot-poureeee, pot-poureeee. One morning, I awake quite early and hear blackbirds singing in that darkest hour just before dawn. I hop out of bed and listen. Yes! Red-winged blackbirds are somewhere ...
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