5/4/03 Gorman Post Road east to Hwy. 138, Los Angeles County, CA
11/17/02 Mission Bay, San Diego, San Diego County, CA
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Tricolor Blackbird
COMMON NAME: Tricolor Blackbird
SPECIES: Agelaius tricolor
FAMILY: Icteridae (Blackbirds and allies)
FAMILY: Icteridae (Blackbirds and allies)
LIFE LIST DATE: 11/17/2002
LOCATION: About a dozen on lawn near parking lot at Mission Bay, San Diego, San Diego County, CA
From Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America:
HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: Mostly a California specialty. Even there, usually harder to find than its cousin the Red-wing, but when found, it is often in large numbers. Tricolored's are localized but very social, nesting in dense colonies and traveling in tight flocks.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 9"; very similar to Red-winged blackbird. Male's shoulder patch deeper red with white (not yellow) border (border can look whitish on faded male Red-wings in late summer).
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 9"; very similar to Red-winged blackbird. Male's shoulder patch deeper red with white (not yellow) border (border can look whitish on faded male Red-wings in late summer).
VOICE: Nasal awnk-krr-awnngk, harsher than Red-wing's.
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