Around this time of year, male red-winged blackbirds are at the peak of their beauty - and their aggressiveness. Just ask anyone who's been divebombed by a protective feathered father. Males fluff ...

These Napa blackbirds aren't afraid of getting up close and personal when it comes to defending their nests at this shopping center. They will dive bomb, swoop and even land on your head if you get ...

THE double bird's nest I send you was found some time ago in a stack of hop-poles when they were taken down for use. The lower nest is clearly a blackbird's, and in it, below the lining, were two ...

Consider the charming call of the red-winged blackbird your warning. “They call to announce that that’s their territory,” said Cory Christopher, director of the Center for Conservation at the ...

Carolus Linneaus, a Swedish scientist, gave the red-winged blackbird its scientific name, Agelaius phoenicus, in 1766. The ...

In this episode, The Daily reports on red-winged blackbirds, a territorial species that nests along Lake Michigan’s shoreline and is known for attacking passersby. JONAH ROSENBERG: Picture yourself ...

The most distinguishing characteristic of a male yellow-headed blackbird is its bright yellow head and chest, hence its name. “It’s also bigger than a red-winged blackbird,” says Paige Anspach, ...

Birders, including me, can be fickle. In February or March when we hear the first red-winged blackbird of the year sing its distinct three-syllable “On-ka-lee,” we rejoice. The common refrain on ...