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Redwing Blackbirds are back!

13 years ago

I was delighted to see the Redwing Blackbirds back at the feeder the other day. They were back again today, swaying away in our tornadic weather... thank heavens the actual tornado was a couple of 'blocks' away. :) Hope they were holed up somewhere safe and I see them again tomorrow.
Ging

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Konrad___far_north
13 years ago
Great!...it will take another 3 or 4 month until we see them here.
claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
13 years ago
So that's where my red-wings went! On January 5 a flock of at least twenty Red-winged Blackbirds visited my yard and noshed on the seed mix on the ground.

For the next few days or a week I saw a couple, but then they all disappeared. I usually have a few males wintering here but they're gone too. We did have some really cold weather so maybe they turned around and headed south?

I'm waiting for the next wave - early February is likely.

Claire
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Virginia White
Original Author
13 years ago
Nice shot! We are in Adairsville (currently famous for a tornado - go figure...) and I am hoping the Redwings found some good shelter. The feeder and suet are covered up today - went out and strewed some bread around for the doves and other interested parties since everything is sodden or blown away in our area.
We are lucky enough to have a couple of very small 'wetland' areas a short distance away along with a good-sized creek, so we have frequent and consistent visits from the Redwings. In fact, the greedy little devils run off the competition on the feeder sometimes. Still, I really do enjoy having them here. Bad manners and all. :)
Ging
organic_bassetlvr
13 years ago
Ging,
Glad you're safe & let's hope for mild weather from here on out. I'm in East Tennessee & haven't seen Red-wings yet but I bet I do soon. I love their Kolkaree (sp?)song!
Susan
Virginia White
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks Susan - glad you all were missed by all that weather. I think their song/call is really interesting. I heard a ?Bell bird at a zoo one time and there is a similarity to me in the calls: both sound a bit like two pieces of cast iron pipe twisting against each other. Kind of a 'qweenk' noise. Might not make sense unless you've heard those pipe noises before.
I'm sure we're in for some more freezing weather - poor bulbs are going to get bitten - maybe the Redwings will keep coming around.
Ging

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