Today’s bird

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Family: Troupials and allies

Red-winged Blackbird is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. Ravens and grazers such as marsh wrens feed on eggs, if the nest is left unattended, destroying the eggs, occasionally drinking from them, and pecking the nestlings to death.

  2. Eggs are oval, smooth and slightly glossy, and measure 24.8 mm × 17.55 mm.

  3. Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, very few of which are useful species, and herb seeds.

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