South Louisiana bird ID (1 Viewer)

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cylasmar

Cylas

• Apr 21, 2017

• #1

Just saw a new black bird at my feeder. Shiny black, gray beak and legs and a stripe on its mid wing that goes from bright orange/red to white. A medium sized black bird, does not seem to be a Red Winged Blackbird. Anyone know what it might be?

 

Last edited: Apr 21, 2017

mayoayo

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2017

• #2

tricolor blackbird

 

KC Foggin

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• Apr 22, 2017

• #3

A Tricolored would be extremely out of range in Louisiana

 

Rapala

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• Apr 22, 2017

• #4

The amount and color of the wing patch on Red-Winged Blackbirds is variable. They also seem to match your description. Try these photos here. Are you sure this is not what you saw?

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Birdbrain22

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• Apr 22, 2017

• #5

Surely a Red-winged Blackbird. The range of color on the epaulets is highly variable.

 

KC Foggin

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• Apr 22, 2017

• #6

Well, I just spent the better part of 45 minutes looking through all my Blackbird images but I still haven't finished

BTW, A warm welcome to you from those of us on staff her at BirdForum :t:

 

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cylasmar

Cylas

• Apr 24, 2017

• #7

cylasmar said:

Just saw a new black bird at my feeder. Shiny black, gray beak and legs and a stripe on its mid wing that goes from bright orange/red to white. A medium sized black bird, does not seem to be a Red Winged Blackbird. Anyone know what it might be?

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Thanks all for the nice welcome and replies. After looking at pictures I am now sure they (it was a pair) were Red-winged Blackbirds. I was excited because I have never seen them at a feeder in my 20 years of watching, only in the field. I remembered them being larger with the color patch higher on the shoulder but you guys were right.