Hello All,
On Friday, Barry McKenzie and I photographed several male Tricolored Blackbirds
Northeast of Eagle Point in Jackson Co. Looking at my photos later at home,
there appear to be several female trikes in the photos. Much darker gray than
nearby Red-winged females with less prominent streaking on the breast and
darker bellies. Barry got a nice comparison photo which can be seen in the
eBird report. Photos of possible female trikes are placed under Blackbird sp.
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52276411
Yesterday at the Philomath Poo Ponds in Benton County, Laura Johnson and I saw
a couple male trikes continuing at the seed patch there. I made a hasty call of
what I thought was a female trike. I showed the photo on my camera to several
birders, but I now wonder if this bird is a female Red-winged. The pinkish
throat and too much contrast in the streaking on the breast continuing onto the
belly all point to Red-winged. The photo is under Red-winged. There is also a
funky looking probable first year male Red-wing in the report here:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52310087
Any advice on Blackbird identification welcome!
Thank you and Good Birding!
John Sullivan Springfield, OR
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