Carolus Linneaus, a Swedish scientist, gave the red-winged blackbird its scientific name, Agelaius phoenicus, in 1766. The ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As red-winged blackbirds wrap up their breeding season, Ah-Nab-Awen Park in Grand Rapids has signs up to warn people they could be attacked by these territorial birds. The ...

Birders, including me, can be fickle. In February or March when we hear the first red-winged blackbird of the year sing its distinct three-syllable “On-ka-lee,” we rejoice. The common refrain on ...

Once there was a bird who was best friends with an eagle. The eagle was a daredevil. One day the eagle said, "Let's go down to Paris and ruin an artist's painting." The bird was too scared to say no, ...

You could call them “warriors of the wetland.” Or “meanies of the marsh,” even “bullies of the bulrushes.” Or you could call them by their name, red-winged blackbirds. With shiny black feathers and a ...

On most days, Teri Weber enjoys going for walks on Sheridan Road in Winnetka, glimpsing Lake Michigan in between the homes she passes. However, in the 400 block of Sheridan, she was startled when ...

This species is one of the most widely distributed, abundant, well-known, and well-named birds in North America. Polytypic. Length 8.7". Usually sits in an obvious place or is found in flocks, feeding ...