freezimmerman
Posted 26 January 2012 - 05:44 PM
Hey there,
This bird was at our feeder earlier this week in Ashburn, VA. Picture was taken January 22. I saw some pictures of female red-winged blackbirds and the markings look similar but the coloring in the pictures I've seen is lighter than this.
Thanks!
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creeker
Posted 26 January 2012 - 05:48 PM
freezimmerman
Posted 26 January 2012 - 05:54 PM
Tallin
Posted 26 January 2012 - 07:27 PM
jetmedix
Posted 26 January 2012 - 07:39 PM
cabirds
Posted 27 January 2012 - 01:23 AM
Tallin:
This must be the strangest female RW Blackbird I've ever seen....
What do you find strange about it?
Here's a photo very similar to one I had accepted for publication on a local checklist/bird guide as an ID photo:
And here's one in the background of a bicolor Red-winged Blackbird:
I find the similarities striking given that the photos were taken on the opposite coast from the OP.
roundywaves
Posted 27 January 2012 - 06:57 AM
Maybe it is because the first bird seems so dark. It could be the lighting. Most the female rw bb I have seen seemed lighter, less black more brown. But I generally see many more male rwbb than female.
Nice pics by the way!
Birder#2
Posted 27 January 2012 - 10:21 AM
Just a guess, but could be a sub adult male transitioning into adult plumage.
That's exactly what it is. It's too dark for female and note the yellow epaulette coming in.
cabirds
Posted 27 January 2012 - 03:35 PM
Really? Our local Audubon chapter has some miss-id'd photos. They have a really dark one just like that. (Actually, it looks like they replaced it with my photo...)
There was probably some other indicator I was missing. Easy for a noob like me. :)
Tallin
Posted 27 January 2012 - 07:15 PM
Liam:
Just a guess, but could be a sub adult male transitioning into adult plumage.That's exactly what it is. It's too dark for female and note the yellow epaulette coming in.
Yes, this is what I was assuming.
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