Yellow-headed Blackbird - Mike Fialkovich
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Location

stakeout Yellow-headed Blackbird, Ridge Rd., Elizabeth (2021)
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 40.2883028, -79.8279098
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

First year male. Discovered by the homeowner about a week prior to my visit. Yellow head extending onto the upper breast, with some whitish streaking/mottling on the breast, black mask over eyes, body and wings dark brown with a hint of the white wing patch developing. Crown dark brown. Calling and "singing" at times, throwing its head to the side when emitting the buzzy electronic-like sound. At one point it moved to the nearby field and was chased briefly by a male Red-winged Blackbird. This represents the third county record. Two previous county records are listed in Birds of Western Pennsylvania by W.E Clyde Todd, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1940. One was in Wilkinsburg April 26, 1895 and another was in Turtle Creek April 13, 1928. A long overdue vagrant to the county and a most welcomed one!

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
ISO
800
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/11.0
Shutter speed
1/1250 sec
Dimensions
2908 pixels x 2265 pixels
Original file size
2.05 MB