Birds Identified: Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Yellow-headed Blackbird has these characteristics:

• Still perching
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Mostly blackish, or dark gray, bluish black, etc.
  
• Yellow or orange
  
• Underparts plain
  
• Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
  
• Wing bands or bars
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Field habitat
  
• Marsh habitat
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
  
• Bounding flight
  
• Jerks tail or body (repeated dipping of body, or flipping or pumping of tail)
  
• Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
  
• Rasping harsh calls
  
• Harsh or buzzy song (pitch intermediate; rasping, buzzing, or grating quality)
  

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