Morning Bird Pic, Eh?

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Red-winged blackbirds have a range that includes Cincinnati, but I've never seen one locally. There have been none visiting the feeder. However, up in Canada... Here's a shot of a redwing at Niagara Falls (the 'flecks' you see on the feathers aren't pigmentation, but drops from the mist of the falls), and another from a park in St. Catherine's, where Denise and I strolled a bit.

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In the wild flatlands o' Dakota, they migrated through every year when they were visible everywhere, but they nest in marshlands and pretty much stay there until they gather in the fall to migrate.

The yellow-headed blackbird is even more tied to marshlands, and I don't think I've ever seen one away from water. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-headed_Blackbird/id