Blackbird in Yosemite NP, California, USA (1 Viewer)

[treichard]

Is this female blackbird a Red-winged or Tricolored?

Photo taken on Apr. 22, 2013 in Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.

 

[Microtus]

Red-winged.

 

[The Falcon]

Agree with Red-winged Blackbird.

 

[treichard]

Thanks.

Here is one more blackbird, seen on Apr. 23, 2013 at Hodgdon Meadow at Yosemite National Park.

It's a male Red-winged, but is it the Bicolored subspecies or a different one? There's no yellow or white lower edging to the red wing patch that's visible. Is there a way the bird could be covering it up?

 

[Cillana]

From what I know, they can only cover the top part to cover the red. So the yellow should be visible if they are covering to be non-threatening to other males. It would seem that this is a bicolored then.

Here's some illustrations: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1807

 

[Gretchen]

From what I know, they can only cover the top part to cover the red. So the yellow should be visible if they are covering to be non-threatening to other males. It would seem that this is a bicolored then.

Here's some illustrations: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1807

Nice link! I had thought that the yellow sometimes did not show very well, but don't have any reference for that.