Morning Bird Pic, Eh?

[sleigh]

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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[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

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

[maiac.livejournal.com]

I love Red-Winged Blackbirds. Their distinctive call tells me it's really and truly spring.

I often see Red-Winged Blackbirds at the Detroit Zoo, though usually only the males. Where the males have "look at me!" plumage, the females have camouflage.

(https://www.flickr.com/photos/maiac/9126936148)

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

If you put cracked corn on the ground or on a table feeder you might get Red-winged Blackbirds to come to your yard in the late summer and fall or maybe even during the winter. (I don't know if they winter in your area or not.)