146 Red Winged Black Bird - Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Red-Winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus - also known as carouge à épaulettes (French), Epauletspreeuw (Dutch), Rotschulterstärling (German), Ittero alirosse (Italian), Turpial Sargento (Spanish), Rödvingetrupial (Swedish). Common in the Yardley area, the Red-winged Blackbird forms roosting congregations in all months of the year. In the summer it will roost in small numbers at night in the wetlands where it forages and breeds. In winter, it can form huge congregations of several million birds, which congregate in the evening and spread out each morning. Some may travel as far as 80 km (50 mi) between the roosting and feeding sites. It commonly shares its winter roost with other blackbird species and European Starlings.
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Interesting. I also like the green of the pines with the blue of the sky. The bird was a nice little suprise!