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The Red-Winged Blackbird's vibrant red and yellow shoulder patches make males one of the most striking and recognizable songbirds of North American wetlands. Their distinctive "conk-la-ree" call is the sound of marshes and meadows, signaling spring's arrival across the continent.
Males perform dramatic displays, spreading their wings to flash those brilliant red epaulets while singing from cattails and fence posts. Females are streaky brown and well-camouflaged among the reeds where they build their nests.
