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Howdy Ken from Oklahoma! In your case go north! Was out at the Flats this past weekend and the Red-Wings are abundant as are the Herons (Whites and Blues), Egrets (Cattle, Snowy and Great), saw a few Stiltsand several new birds i haven't been able to identify. Not sure how far you are from Frederick Oklahoma but there is a pretty impressive Wetland Preserve there many birds come thru during migration, have seen hundreds of Wilson's Philaropes, Dowitchers, Ibises, Sandpipers etc etc. Even saw a Snowy Plover last year ~ Here's an old link to Hackberry Flats link is still good even though the site is rather outdated ~ http://hackberryflat.home.mindspring.com/index.htm

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Rad ~

Oops my bad ~ I see Ken is in Oregon..... lol yeah South!

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Rad ~

So, If I go south from where I am I will be where I just was and did not see Red winged Blackbirds. That was in the San Diego, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas. Are you reporting that at this time there are Red Winged Blackbirds in a location that is south? Could you add more information please. The local Audubon Society only had references that at this time (July 22) they had indications from books on bird locations that they would be headed north. Please be more specific as to area and time please.

 Thank You,

 Ken

 

 

Okay, I see southeast actually, through Salt Lake and Denver to Tulsa OK, about 2,000 miles. I'm trying to track how these birds move. I don't think the one's from Portland Oregon flew to Tulsa, but I will note that in July that there is a thick population of Red Winged Blackbirds on hand. I imagine that they will be moving on from there after their families are nested and new birds are born and start flying. All of that happens rather quickly, as it did here this spring. It all happened within a two month time and then they were gone.

 

 

My oh my. You've got to have you some Red-winged Blackbirds huh? I think you're a bird addict too!  LOL.  Well I'm fortunate to live in Central California. Well not exactly now that I think of it with 109 degree temperatures. I see RWBL colonies everywhere in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kern Counties there are marshes. I see them in nesting in cattails, along roads. Even in Sierra Nat'l Forest near Dinkey Creek Meadows at the 7,000 ft. and near Shaver Lake in Madera County at 5,400 ft elevation. Usually I see them when I visit my birding friends who live in eastern Fresno County near flooded ag fields. It's pretty common to see them here year-round. We have Yellow-headed and Tri-colored Blckbirds at Producer's Dairy and Mendota Wildlife Area in western Fresno County. Sounds like you're a rambling man, maybe you'd better plan a trip south. Next weekend is an excellent opportunity to attend the Annual Hummingbird Festival at the Kern River Preserve. Click link http://kern.audubon.org/hummer_fest.htm

I live and work in Orange County, Southern CA, and there is no shortage of Red-winged Blackbirds in Irvine!!  I see them every day on my lunch hour!

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Life List: 164
New this year-to-date: 13
Latest: Red-crowned Parrot

Wow, I lived 70mi west in Ventura over the winter and into spring but never saw one Red Winged Blackbird. 

I'm planning a trip to California because of the responses here. I hope to add more to my photographic images of Red Winged Blackbirds this year. If I stay where I am the year is over; If I go to Sunny California, I'll get shots of birds and this will wind up being the best year for bird photography. I may even rent that 600mm lens with a 1.4 TX to make things even more exciting.

Thanks for the input to all here,

 

Ken