[obol] Re: Tri-colored Blackbird report, Columbia Co.
- From: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- To: Don Coggswell <dcoggswell@xxxxxxxxxxx>, OBOL Oregon Birders Online <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:04:47 +0000
Don,
This is a good question and the answer is that it is a Red-winged Blackbird.
This bird is not glossy black like a male Tricolored and the color of the red
and light areas in the wing coverts are not right for Tricolored. The light
areas are creamy (not gleaming white) and if you look closely the tips of the
median coverts become more yellowish towards the orangish-red epaulet. The
exposed red in the folded wing of a Tricolored is generally not as extensive as
what this bird shows and the red should be crimson or blood red, with none of
the orangish tone shown by this bird.
Dave Irons
Portland, OR
From: dcoggswell@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [obol] Re: Tri-colored Blackbird report, Columbia Co.
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 06:54:02 -0700
Saw nice photos posted by Aaron Beerman yesterday. Aaron suggested a
Tri-colored Blackbird. Question: Why is this not a Red-winged Blackbird?
Don Coggswell
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