This bird is a commonly found bird in the New York State area and I thought this is a more straight forward silhouette that shouldn’t be that hard to identify. I wish everyone luck in identifying this species and be sure to look at the birds posture, bill type, tail shape, feet and any field marks that it might have.
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RWBB?
Not sure about this but I think the code is RWBL. You can see the stripe on the shoulder
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RWBL is the first thing that came to mind for me too.
Male Red-winged blackbird
My impression was RWBL too.
And yeah, the “correct” banding code is “RWBL,” because “blackbird” isn’t two words, or hyphenated. But sooooo many people (from what I’ve observed) use “RWBB” (and YHBB, RUBB, etc.) that it’s practically become interchangeable!
I’m going to guess RWBL too. I see the stripe on the wing/shoulder, the shape of the tail feathers, the way it holds it’s head, the shape of it’s bill and the way it grasps the branch, not to mention the bird is black…
Thank you everyone for the clues to look out for. I’ve never seen one before and didn’t know what to look for.
I think its some kind of blackbird.Blackbirds are native to most of the world.
I hate to quote others but I’m going there too Redwing BB… only because I’ve seen those buggers from every angle. So how do you teach them to share at the feeders?
My first thought was it is a RWBlackbird.
It’s a RWBL. You should have made it a Tri-colored. It would have been more interesting… and a bit harder.
You all rock and yes this bird was a Red-winged Blackbird. Alpha banding code is RWBL but I would have accepted those other codes you guys used. Good job everyone!
I’m confused. What’s the L stand for in the names above. Thanks. I’ve just called the RWBs. Lou