ML617212741
Contributor
Larry Joseph Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Seeley Lake Provincial Park
Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 7
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Tags
- Habitat
Observation details
When I first arrived, I heard only one blackbird singing. After 15 minutes of me searching the marsh for Pied-bill Grebe which had been observed a few hours earlier at this location, I heard more Red-winged Blackbird voices. So, I began searching more intently. Seven male birds of this species were in a tight flock at the edge of this pool of open water among the cattails. Why were they so close to each other? There are at least two potential reasons for their behavior: 1) A Short-eared Owl was nearby at a tall perch in a snag nearby in the marsh; 2) They had just arrived from their spring migration.
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 1920 pixels x 1440 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.18 MB