Minnesota Seasons - Red-winged Blackbird


Red-winged Blackbird			More photos…
Agelaius phoeniceus

Order	Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family	Icteridae (Blackbirds, orioles, and relatives)
Status	Abundant
Habitat	Cattail marshes, wet meadows, agricultural fields.
Food
Size	7″ to 9½″
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Nesting

Range		Breeding: (map) Winter: N/A

Sightings	Black Dog Nature Preserve SNA Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA Carver Park Reserve Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Crosstown West Park Earley Lake Park Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Fort Snelling State Park Glynn Prairie SNA Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Holthe Prairie SNA Iron Horse Prairie SNA Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Kellogg-Weaver Unit Lake Elmo Park Reserve Lake Louise State Park Lake Maria State Park Lebanon Hills Regional Park Lundblad Prairie SNA		Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods SNA Mound Prairie SNA Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Myre-Big Island State Park Pin Oak Prairie SNA Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Prairie Coteau SNA Racine Prairie SNA Rice Lake State Park Rieck’s Lake Park Rushford Sand Barrens SNA Savage Fen SNA Sedan Brook Prairie SNA Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Shetek WMA East Unit Sibley State Park Townsend Woods SNA

Phenology	March 15, 2011 – First appearance in spring; bird feeder

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