A Cool Bird You’ll Want To See & Attract This Fall

A Cool Bird You’ll Want To See & Attract This Fall | The Red-winged Blackbird

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Want to learn some tips and tricks on how to attract a Red-winged Blackbird to your very own backyard feeder, or ways to find them?
🔴Learn even more interesting facts on the Red-winged Blackbird in this video ▶️ • One of the Most Numero...
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00:00 Their range and location
00:19 When they migrate south
00:36 Types of food they like
00:54 Types of feeders they like
01:11 Ways to discourage them
02:04 Their important role in the environment
02:35 What they look like over the fall season
03:01 found in mixed species flocks
03:35 Red-winged Blackbird call
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@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

🔴Red-winged Blackbird overview video ▶kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLGSi9GQ0rnGaHk.html

@masimiand Жыл бұрын

I like ducks do you see some beacuse i like then

@albertvanlingen7590 Жыл бұрын

Learn something every time.... When you said milo I had to Google it because Milo is a chocolate flavored drink in Africa and sorghum is what the seed is called here 🤣

@GaiaCarney Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lesley 🕊 I lived in one place for 30 years & redwing blackbirds were ‘common’ This video is like seeing an old friend!

@winnepeterson7740 Жыл бұрын

I live in northwest Wisconsin, USA, and the red-winged blackbirds are among the first to arrive in the Spring, delight me for not nearly long enough, and the first to migrate south again. They nest in my hay fields and are greatly missed when they’re gone.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

I miss them greatly too. Birders in the US are lucky to have them over winter, imo.🙂

@micahbirdlover8152 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd yeah😊new video

@micahbirdlover8152 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd spring is here 🌻

@mitchmatthews6713 Жыл бұрын

The red-winged blackbird is one of my favorite wild birds! Their variety of calls is beautiful! Thank you, Lesley!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

They are pretty cool for sure 🙂 thanks for stopping by

@OttawaOldFart Жыл бұрын

I love this birds spunk. I have on many occasions been flown at and once felt it's claws on my helmet while riding my bicycle down a bicycle path during breeding season . I laughed the entire time answering back to their threatening calls . I look at it as being an interaction with nature, a mother protecting her nest.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

This makes me smile, thanks a lot for sharing that with me. I often wonder if Ill ever get dive bombed at out local marsh lol

@micahbirdlover8152 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd your videos make me smile 😁

@rarebird_82 Жыл бұрын

My Dad told me about these birds. Fearless winged warriors... have you ever seen them chasing off huge birds of prey? WOW 👌🏻

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Not yet. We dont have many Red-winged Blackbirds here but that must be a sight to see

@chriscarlsen2100 Жыл бұрын

Fearless winged warriors!! I love that. And yes, I've seen it many times. It's such a sight to see too. Unfortunately, they pick on my crows at work. I feed a small family of crows at my job, and they will dive bomb them and harass them all the time. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I love the redwings just as much as the crows. Lol!!

@SniperLogic Жыл бұрын

They often mob hawks around here. Definitely gangstas.

@Solitaire1 Жыл бұрын

I miss seeing these guys from when I lived in Duluth, MN. I took a lot of walks around somewhat swampy ground and they were all through the reeds guarding their little patch of territory. They really didn't seem to care much when I went walking by 5-10 feet away. I loved it when someone with a dog went by and the blackbirds would zip out and dive bomb the dog. Poor things hardly knew what was hitting them on the back. Fun to watch. I did see one this past spring migrating through with a large flock of grackles that stopped by to eat some seed I spread out on the deck for the migrants. Didn't get a picture but I was happy to see him. Thanks Lesley!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, that is too funny. I haven't witnessed them dive bombing yet but what you described sounds so adorable. The dog is like what they heck is that, haha! You are so kind to sprinkle some food out for the birds when they are migrating through. Thanks for watching!

@karencooper9185 Жыл бұрын

Love the Redwings, they always visit our feeder... didn't know the females looked different!. Love your videos, always learn something new...and I've been birding a LOOOOONG time. It's awesome to learn from the younger generation 💓. Thank you.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome 🙂 and thank you for checking out the video.

@SniperLogic Жыл бұрын

I never see one at my feeders. 🤔 Been feeding all kinds of wildlife for 50 years.

@scoobusanubus737 Жыл бұрын

I live in northern NJ and for the past few years now we've been getting a huge flock of redwings, grackles, starlings, and cowbirds in the winter. I believe it's the same flock each time, so it makes me feel good that our house has become an annual stop on their winter migration.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Thats great to hear, glad you get them stopping by. I bet they have a map of all the spots lol

@chriscarlsen2100 Жыл бұрын

Love love love this!! Thank you for putting this together. I love Red Wing Black Birds. I miss them so much already. They left the middle of August 😢 When I would bring my feeders out in the morning, they'd sit in the tree patiently waiting, doing their check call. It would make me smile hearing them all check check checking me as I put the food out. Lol!! It's been so quiet without them and all the other birds lately. It feels alittle sad. Anyway, I'm so happy you made this. Alot of people on the fb pages are always complaining about all the black birds. Maybe they'll see them in a different way. Ole one leg made me see them in a new light. I adore them. I love their bill and eyes, they look like they are smiling if you look at them from the side. So cute!! 😍 they are the first to get here in the spring, well actually it's still winter when they arrive. Normally it's the last week of February. Oh let me tell you. The first site and sound of them you can feel the emotions rise with happiness. It's a nice reminder that warmer days will come. 😊

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Chris. Red-winged Blackbirds are such cool birds, and I love that you got familiar with one in particular. I hope Ole One Leg comes back to see you again in Spring. It's something else when you can recognize individuals. I know how you feel about missing them, those, along with the White-throated sparrow, Hermit Thrush and Robin make me so sad when I don't hear them calling anymore because they've left for the winter. Always so nice to see them again in Spring though. :)

@micahbirdlover8152 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd how do I attract red winged blackbirds?

@micahbirdlover8152 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd a long time where I used to live Atlanta Georgia ☝️ they were bunch of red winged blackbirds everywhere best experience ever 😊

@quick_brown_fox Жыл бұрын

I live in central Alberta, Canada. I get so excited when I hear the first spring songs of the red winged blackbirds. They are a delight and more than welcome at my feeders

@SacredSecret Жыл бұрын

The red - wing blackbirds that live next to me here in Missouri have already left to go south. They come back in the spring to the same nesting area. I listened to their calls and learned to mimick them. So now, every morning when I go out my back door, they are the first ones to greet me and I have to respond. I will miss them dearly until they return. They are a great help to my spirit.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

That is too darn cute! :) Love it. Beautiful birds

@keyinadreese7536 Жыл бұрын

The❤️RED Winged blackbird 🦅 is so pretty 😎

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Those males certainly are beautiful, females are so cool looking too 🙂

@micahbirdlover8152 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd the males blackbirds are very beautiful

@sueyoung1502 Жыл бұрын

one of my favorite birds! a sure sound of spring. they nest near my house, in the wetlands of old bogs and ponds, and i often see them by the salt marshes too. never in such numbers to be pests though. i find it pretty easy to spot the females, not just by their size but also because their cheeks seem more rounded than other species. after seeing this, i think i'll put some food in the birdfeeders a little earlier this year.

@MsDee_777 Жыл бұрын

I'm grateful for every bird that visits my backyard 🥰

@elanavondaven1040 Жыл бұрын

I really love the sound that they make. It always reminds me fishing as when we fish next to cattails they are usually hanging around them !

@SniperLogic Жыл бұрын

That’s where we see & hear them in Okefenokee country….around the cattails and blowdowns. Oak a *leee*

@cliftonwhittaker260 Жыл бұрын

I always look forward to the first red-winged blackbird singing "kongaree" at The Pond in late Feb. I know then that spring is not far behind. The females will start showing up two or three weeks later after the males have scouted the breeding grounds. Sometimes the REBBs are terrible pests in the winter. When it snows I can't keep the feeders and suet cages filled and nothing else can get close. But that usually doesn't last long here in middle Tennessee and then they disperse again. One of my coolest pictures is a RWBB coming in to land on a stand of cattails in a heavy snow storm in March.

@SniperLogic Жыл бұрын

Here in southern GA we take the birds call as a signal that the redbreast & bluegill will soon be biting.

@neildbarker Жыл бұрын

One of my favourites! I love seeing them in the Spring and the antics of the males. I've watched males chase off everything from Turkey Vultures to Great Blue Herons. Sadly, the ones in my area have long since migrated South. Looking forward to seeing next Spring. Thanks for sharing and happy birding!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

I miss the ones here too. I think people in the United States are lucky to have them over fall. 🙂

@AniFam Жыл бұрын

Red-winged blackbirds are wonderful~ I can see them at a local park, and the red and orange marks are sooo beautiful~💞 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favorite birds looks wise

@nancybusso6171 7 ай бұрын

The first time I ever saw Red-winged Blackbirds was when my husband and I were in a canoe paddling through narrow pathways in a marsh in New Hampshire. Beautiful!! The second time was during wintertime on the Oregon coast when they arrived with a large group of other types of birds. They covered my front and backyard looking for food. I went through an enormous amount of sunflower seeds, cracked corn, birdseed, etc. in just a couple of days! Then they left. My Starlings stay with me for months and at times will eat 5 suet cakes a day!! I love them all!!

@mrs.g.9816 Жыл бұрын

I can't get over their lovely jet black plumage and their red and yellow "epaulettes". In my opinion, all birds are wonderful. I welcome them all.

@trevin1770 Жыл бұрын

Their song is SO easy to recognize. I love hearing them in early spring along with the American robins.

@fareebug8439 Жыл бұрын

I love all birds. They are all welcomed. They all have my heart. ❤️ Nature, we have to protect it. 🫂

@timb.9224 Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of Red-winged Blackbirds in my area, northeast USA during the spring early summer but then they disappeared for the summer, I hope to see them again at my feeders this fall. Beautiful birds with a pleasing song.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

I hope you see some, but if not may they pay you a visit in Spring :)

@joseenoel8093 Жыл бұрын

I also don't get many, if any, on the way back! The geese still keep forgetting to pick me up! I love how red wing blackbirds males and females sort of keep apart! Stay strong Nova Scotia, I was in Hurricane Juan on Cunard St., finally got to sleep in the wee hours and then the alarm cie called (very loud ring-ring) to let us know our power was out!

@SniperLogic Жыл бұрын

@@joseenoel8093 staring at a hurricane coming up behind us in southern GA right now….😮

@rolling.reggie Жыл бұрын

I live in the Pacific Northwest and last year when I started birdwatching for the first time I was so amazed by this bird. I’ve been really liking your more short-form content lately keep up the great work!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. It is nice making shorter videos, not to say there won't be any longer ones in the mix when needed. :) You're really fresh to birding, that's awesome. I hope continue to have wonderful experiences, seeing all kinds of fascinating birds.

@micahbirdlover8152 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I miss blackbirds now🥺

@staufferfamily9629 Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear their call again! Here in north central Wisconsin, we haven't seen them in many weeks. 😔I guess they migrated south earlier than other birds? We really like seeing them at the feeders. The females are so cute and the males so handsome!🙂

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Yeah my guess is that have already left for the south

@sherrywebber4013 Жыл бұрын

Oh YES!! As I mentioned in a previous video you posted ... they ARE COOL!! You got dat right!! 💯 It was wonderful seeing them hanging on to a thin Reed sideways as their beautiful call rungs out ... as you said ... soothing. Thank you dear Leslie for sharing more on such an extraordinary bird. ❤️ 💕❤️💖

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

I love your enthusiasm for them, I think the same thing. Too cool for school haha! Thanks for checking out the video :)

@sherrywebber4013 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd 😂🤣😂😃

@johnwilliamson2276 Жыл бұрын

The red wing blackbird is my favorite American bird bar none. It’s call is very distinctive and beautiful when you hear and see a red wing blackbird in the late spring you know the summer is right around the corner. I usually see them in very high grass or near cattails at least in western Pennsylvania.

@mystarling2123 Жыл бұрын

I love Starlings, I had a pet starling, I tried to release him, he didn't want to go. He was the love of my life, he talked better than all of my parrots combined. Such a prescious soul.

@andginisin Жыл бұрын

such a beautiful sound to hear when out exploring. love them.

@lonzo61 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite bird calls, and has been my entire life. As you said, it's a soothing sound. It reminds me of warm, early summer days. Funny how something so ordinary as a bird call can bring so much pleasure.

@klauskarbaumer6302 Жыл бұрын

I like to see the red-winged blackbird on the many sunflowers we have on the farm. I especially like their calls.

@michaelsimko7694 Жыл бұрын

Migrating flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles are very common here in southwestern CT. They can be noisy as they constantly make their typical harsh single note call during flight or while perched on a tall tree. I love it when I start seeing and hearing them in March again at marshes, ponds, and wet woods. They're part of nature's way of welcoming the warmer weather and longer daylight. Then once male Red-winged Blackbirds are singing a lot in marshlands, you know that the pre-summer heat is approaching and it's not long before the sun sets at 8pm.

@Claudia-lq3ns Жыл бұрын

Here it is, almost October, and the last RWB I saw was a couple of weeks ago. I live very close to a few ponds, so I'm fortunate to have plenty of these beauties in my yard often. I miss them already 🥺

@audreyvann5336 Жыл бұрын

We get them at our feeders in the spring. We love watching them.

@Lisatwade Жыл бұрын

I love these birds! Love hearing their calls

@russellgentile4719 Жыл бұрын

Red Wings along with Cardinals, Painted Buntings, Blue Jays, Grackles, doves, and other birds visit my Mother's bird feeder at various times of the year. We love them all.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

What a awesome variety of birds, so many different characters and fun behaviors to watch. Bird make things interesting!

@russellgentile4719 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd we're in East Central Coast of Florida

@KhaeLikesCoffee Жыл бұрын

Crossing my fingers and hoping I get to see some this fall. Don't have a platform feeder ATM but we always scatter seeds and corn around the ground. We do that mostly for the doves, but with luck it will attract the redwing blackbirds too. Thanks for the video. ❤️

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Well the best of luck to you

@russelder9743 Жыл бұрын

Lesley ---I have to admit I have never loved these guys as they come and crowd out my bird favorites at my feeders ....but I will show them some love and try to feed them in another area as you suggested.....lol I will show them some love...have a great weekend

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Ahh I get it, everyone has preferences. And besides you want the other little guys to get their share too. That's how much heart we have with our feathered friends :) It's incredible how they can affect us. Thanks for giving it go with easing off on them if they come by, you're so kind. Have a wonderful weekend

@munozinni Жыл бұрын

Hola Lesley …today September 26th here at home in north Texas we had our first day of autumn weather outside and an invasion of the grackles those black birds were everywhere on the lawn on the trees on the utility cables even when they flew or land they make it look like a black ocean wave lol!! My German Shepard was confused by all the commotion those high notes that they make and some other were into a fight shaking their feathers and they look up like to look more agresive and the black shiny feathers are outstanding some reflected like metallic blueish or metallic green ish so beautiful…I’m sure all the red winged went to the park near me cause they love to hang around the artificial lake at our local park and with this video I learned more about it…Gracias Lesley you are better than animal planet…Saludos!!!👋😊👋from north Texas (DFW)

@lorriebirdwatcher7778 Жыл бұрын

I live in Savannah, Georgia....but grew up and lived for years in the Atlanta area. One of my favorite birds that I've been blessed to have been exposed to all my life! Thanks!

@glennquagmire1747 Жыл бұрын

As a kid the one thing that got me more excited when I went fishing I would hear these birds in early spring, sadly where I live their numbers has declined as much as 75 % due to over development of the habitats they need to raise their young and polluted waters

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

It is terrible about such a decline. It's been getting tougher for these birds. The calls they make are so beautiful in spring, I really would miss hearing them.

@donaldpedigo296 Жыл бұрын

💋.. I have approximately One-Thousand Red-Winged Black-Birds ( 0:32 ) that "Winter" in 12-ft-Tall "Arundo-Donax" Cane right-behind my Tiny-Home in Central-Texas ... Every Winter Evening about 1-hour before Sunset, these Birds gather is Large-Groups & "Dive-Bomb" from the sky, straight-down into the Safety & Security of their Tall-Cane-Sanctuary .. ** and ** at Night ... "they talk & talk & talk to each-other....making all kinds of wonderful noises" ... I am So-Happy they have chosen to live with me .. Thank You So Much for Sharing This Informative Video & Your Love of Red-Winged Black-Birds ..👍👍👍

@Bird_watcher.s 20 күн бұрын

I love it when they puff up

@determineddi2044 Жыл бұрын

I live on coastal NY so these birds are here for us to enjoy. Our ecosystem or biome is marshy to forests so we see them a lot. Lovely.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

That is wonderful. I'd love to see them year round but they leave pretty early in August

@dsc4178 Жыл бұрын

I do like the red-winged blackbirds, see them on walks so often until late Fall.

@Woodenarrows Жыл бұрын

I love their song. I'm in Florida with plenty of wetlands. Always enjoy seeing and hearing the Red Wing Blackbirds. Like you said, every time I hear them I think of the marsh lands. I used to have them at my feeders here at home but have not had that pleasure for several years now...

@nicholascharles1006 Жыл бұрын

Great video Lesley, red wings are the one bird to signify the changing season for me, there call is so welcome in the spring and when I don't here them down at the marsh anymore I know fall is not far off 💖😁

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch. Good way of describing them, their presence of lack thereof, alerting us to the changing season. :)

@robertedwards6863 Жыл бұрын

I get small flocks of these cool birds early in late March or early April on the ground here in Oswego, New York. They migrate through my area and only stay a day or so. They love the area where I spread out cracked corn and black oil seed mixed with other seeds. A true sign of Spring. I love them and their call.

@sherylhernandez8405 Жыл бұрын

The first one I saw was unfortunately deceased. This last year I finally heard/saw one. That red on his wing ... undeniably stricking!! Thank you Leslie for this great channel ❤️ 🐦

@lindasiroskey326 Жыл бұрын

Just love Red Wing Blackbirds they come in big flocks here and nest in the high weeds in the water retainment area. We always fed all birds grackles, starlings etc. Went through tons of suet when they had their babies. Just finished watching one of your videos the birds of winter very interesting. I didn't know some birds burrow into the snow. The Canadian Jay was at my heated bird bath one winter didn't know what it was so I went to our bird store here and they showed me a book on Canadian Birds. They said there were 2 people that reported they saw this bird. I was so excited what a beauty. Love your videos 💗

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

That is so awesome about you seeing a Canada Jay at your heated birdbath. They are one of the most beautiful and sweetest little jays. Such tame and wonderful personality.

@photoboyjet Жыл бұрын

I love red-winged blackbirds. I make frequent photography trips to the swampy and marshy areas surrounding the city. Red-winged blackbirds are a common sight in these areas with the males chasing larger birds out of their territory. Hawks, crows, herons - it does not matter, if it is in their territory, they are chasing it. A friend of mine got a photo of a red-winged blackbird that had landed on the back of a flying heron, still pecking away at it! I sometimes see large flocks of red-winged blackbirds at my feeders, especially during rainy weather.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Wow lol They certainly don't mess around that's for sure. They are gone in my area now, cant wait for their return

@cattailer1077 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lesley, It's happy birding everyday at my house😎 (middletown, Connecticut)🥰

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@starkeyshelbyj Жыл бұрын

Lesley’s simply the best❣️🙏🏼

@ajknaup3530 Жыл бұрын

Love the sight & song of the Red-wing Blackbird! We had many in Michigan, don't see them much in TX. I think the shoulder patch is yellow the first year, 1/2 & 1/2 the second, then all-red the third year.

@keithv7191 Жыл бұрын

I always felt somewhat ashamed being a big fan of Red-winged Blackbirds. This excellent video has given me some validation for enjoying the simple beauty of this bird.

@leighflorkevich9916 Жыл бұрын

I have been entertaining a lovely red wing at my feeders recently and I was thrilled to see him! I haven't seen more than one though. I do get some grackles and starlings, but never so many that they cause a problem. The house finches have taken over at a much more rapid rate this past summer. They are everywhere and far outnumber any other birds, except maybe for the mourning doves.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's much the same for me in our yard. No Mourning Doves though

@KhaeLikesCoffee Жыл бұрын

The number of house finches in our yard is unbelievable. Such cute little birds.

@chriscarlsen2100 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd no Mourning Pigs! I have a couple dozen to send your way 😉 omg, I have zero patience for those birds. Ughg... they ruin backyard birding for me alot.

@redwing8128 Жыл бұрын

The Red Winged Black Bird is also my Native American Indian name. We have them here in Northern New Hampshire. I love to watch them 🥰💖💖💖💖. Thank you for sharing this with us ❤️

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Too cool :)

@n0tk0sher Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites. The only bird I was allowed to band back in college. I got to free a big brown bat from the mist net around the same time.

@normanrea8146 Жыл бұрын

My single most favorite bird

@YuasBirds Жыл бұрын

I'll happily feed any birds that come along looking for food, especially these dudes. I have them year round, if the whole flock comes they demolish 40+ lbs of food in a day, but I don't mind feeding them extra when they need it.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

What a kind person you are. I'm the same way. Each year, just before migrating the Grackles come to my feeders in large numbers cleaning them out in no time. I don't mind. :)

@globetrotter5800 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I find it extremely helpful when the sounds of the birds are included. .. I may not remember the bird,but the call is familiar thanks to your posting.

@maryclarafjare Жыл бұрын

They're so pretty!! I've always liked them. I love the video and I learned a lot!!

@Odonanmarg Жыл бұрын

I used to feed birds at work so that I could watch them during my breaks. I would put out a feeder for goldfinches and the red-wings would use it constantly. I didn’t get as many goldfinches as I would have liked, who were timid around the red-wings. I liked the red-wings well enough though.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Goldfinches are so timid, but I've seen them push their weight around other smaller birds like juncos and chickadee. So cute to watch.

@joniangelsrreal6262 Жыл бұрын

SE Michigan sanctuary 09/26’22 Red wing black birds Passing through now…huge Appetite…🇺🇸

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

They really do have a big appetite, I'm glad they found your place :)

@barnhooty2956 Жыл бұрын

Living in farm and ranch country (Oklahoma) where stockmen feed lots of grain mixed feed and farmers have hundreds of acres of grain fields their a pest bird gathering in flocks by the thousands. They can empty a 5 lb bird feeder in 5 min in fall and winter. Later when the masses go north thankfully.... we have a few that stay and nest along creeks and ponds. We have several species of black birds including the Red Wings that stay until snow covers the fields then the pest move on south. Then we can get serious feeding other birds with several feeders around the property.

@beatleowl Жыл бұрын

I love their calls. Since moving to a wooded area I don't get to see them much.

@IrishPizzaMan Жыл бұрын

Love these birds. Thanks for the tips! 😊

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Any time!

@CharmCityPaintball Жыл бұрын

I have a family of grackles that shows up almost every day. Sometimes almost 20 of them. I really like to watch them interact with each other & the other birds. I’ve only seen a Red Winged Blackbird in my yard one time years ago. I think I’m a little too far south…

@myersproductionsstudios4749 Жыл бұрын

In PA I usually see these guys around during any large migration period. So both fall and spring. I think it's because the state is in a nice intermediate zone for climates where birds can chill out during migration

@internationalrustyblackbir858 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sending some love towards a member of the icterids. There is a lot of mystery surrounding the declines in Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, and Rusty Blackbird populations. Reverential videos like this help a lot with fostering respect for these birds. Thank you.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Those birds are wonderful and need the love. I plan to do more Can't help but notice your KZfaq handle. Conservation work for the Rusty Blackbird? Those birds have been a huge interest of mine since I first saw one over 11 years ago. I used to see them all the time, and then it became rarer. However this Fall while at our local Marsh there were a dozen or more of them. Adult male in winter plumage, a bunch of juveniles and a couple of females. It was wonderful to see them.

@joseenoel8093 Жыл бұрын

A sign of our precious wetlands decline. There's a ban on using peat moss in England, it's supposed to be world wide! Ridiculous stuff to put in the garden, I also can't believe how cheap it is to purchase earth! Montreal is all clay, when people add earth it simply washes down river filling the mighty St-Lawrence, heating the water, contributing to climate change.

@jalilbazyar5501 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this beautiful video!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching

@Graygeezer Жыл бұрын

Redwings are always welcome at my feeder and I do spread extra sunflower seeds around on the ground to make sure there’s enough to go around.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

How nice of you :)

@naturalyawd7814 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I love those Birds. I see a lot of them around in the Summer. I think most of them are long gone now that it's late September.

@earllutz2663 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lesley. I always very much enjoy your videos. I would like to have bird feeders, but I have a cat, that likes to be outdoors, even when it is cold. When I was growing up, as a child: I would watch our cat snatch birds, out of the air, so, I am hesitant to tempt my cat, and maybe lure some bird, to its death, but I so much enjoy your videos. Thank you.

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos Жыл бұрын

Nice video Lesley! Thank you for sharing it with us!💖👍😎JP

@davisona2576 Жыл бұрын

Thank your share this beautiful video

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

My pleasure :) Thank so much for watching

@gailhasler8435 Жыл бұрын

I had a few in late spring, early summer in Kansas. 🤗🤗🤗

@bobseagraves1743 Жыл бұрын

These are shore birds by me. I have one come by at odd times since I'm a little off the bay. Their calls are quite distinctive.

@ErinP79 Жыл бұрын

These birds are so pretty. At one park here in NJ, though, there is a trail I’d walk and this bird would constantly fly at me, scaring me 🫣 They are gorgeous though.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Aww little rascal, must have been the nesting area. They are known to swoop at people who get to close. They really are beautiful

@cunever Жыл бұрын

Love your self proclaimed “narrow view” while embracing the whole universe of avian life. That seems either cute and self deprecating or you have no idea of whom you’re talking about… as you might have a lot of things, but narrow views aren’t among them.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Well, that's a good point you made!

@monmixer Жыл бұрын

They all play together in our yard. Eastern Bluebird, Cardinals, sparrow, a few variety of finch, We even have pigeons now and then. We feed them for survival. The redwinged black irds come, grackle also but n ot in force where it disturbs the other birds. We rarely see fighting amongst them. If we had crows which we do but they never eat here, I would certainly welcome the Crows or ravens. I would certainly befriend the crows.

@barneymiller6204 Жыл бұрын

Having grown up next to a swamp, I am very familiar with this bird. I usually get some at my feeders in the spring, but I don't think I did this year. Your chart showed them to be year- round where I live but i only see them in the spring and summer.

@Loweredexpectationss Жыл бұрын

Man we gotta get Round-up out of north America like YESTERDAY! We poison most of their food sources and then have the audacity to grump about which bird visits the feeder during migration. Ugh. Anyhoo, thanks for the video. They are always so awesome.

@wendygerrish4964 Жыл бұрын

My Red Winged BlackBirds are back I noticed last week a number offemales.. on September 22nd I noticed a few of the males flying together. This seems directly a result of the 1.5" of rain and cooler temperatures. Their chatter reminds mesometimes of the NZ Tui because sometimes they make Bing Bong sounds!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

How lucky that you get to see them over fall. They are only in my area over Spring and summer.🙂

@anglicandioceseofmontreal7090 Жыл бұрын

yes! so soothing. thank you

@lpester5470 Жыл бұрын

This is such great information! Thank you!

@BAC-bm8em Жыл бұрын

I’m from northern New England and my grandfather told me it’s not really spring until you see a Redwing Black Bird. I’m in my 60’s now.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

True words. Their beautiful voices are timely.

@repetemyname842 Жыл бұрын

We used to have huge flocks of these in northern WI, every little pothole you drove past would have a population and they sure like cattails for a perch. Dont see the huge flocks any longer but theres still a good amount of birds.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

There numbers have been steadily dropping, I hope things can turn around for them.

@deborahkogan8742 Жыл бұрын

I love Icterids!

@elizabethanne8729 Жыл бұрын

Personally I have never wanted to exclude any type of bird from my feeders. I love them all.

@bassangler73 Жыл бұрын

Very cool birds...We get them here in large flocks in the winter literally 100's in a flock....nice video

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, wow! I would love to witness that

@bassangler73 Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd that is only a small part of the flock. I couldn't get all of them in the frame

@johnlounsbury6191 Жыл бұрын

oddly i had redwings at oiler feeder all summer. in the past only in the spring during migration. I welcome them

@rickybirdwatching8594 Жыл бұрын

I will look for them next summer 😁

@joniangelsrreal6262 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind donation, Joni. :)

@desertfox3860 Жыл бұрын

I like the Red Wings but am not overly fond of some of the types they might hang out with i.e Starlings. Thanks for sharing!

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

You are definitely not alone on that one. Those rascally starlings seem to be adamant about keeping their bad rap. If only they knew, haha!

@jeffmartin3406 Жыл бұрын

The harbinger of spring is the Redwing blackbird in our area.

@timc2346 Жыл бұрын

Interesting great video as always.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Thank you for stopping by 🙂

@mary.comedy.cat. Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙂

@discobikerAndRosie Жыл бұрын

I see Redwing black birds a lot in my area but I never see them at my feeders. They're in the ditches, fields, & the lake in town. 🙂

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Maybe they are content with natures food for now.

@shoeshoplabor9945 Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh so that's what I thought was a huge sparrow! A lady redwing! We get em alot usually in spring and summer...not much in winter in North Indiana....I'm on a Junco spotting mission this year they stayed around for till at least May! So it was October 31 first Junco sightings last year.

@LesleytheBirdNerd Жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you on your Junco adventures