I have reported to you in the past about a partially leucistic Red-winged Blackbird male that has unusual white primaries on his left side. We first saw him in 2010 and he was already at least a year old. Well he is back, and is on the same territory in cattails that he has occupied each breeding season. He is now at least 8 years old. He can be seen just 150 yards north of the 2S and Co Hwy 15 junction just south of Monte Vista. Had a scare when I saw a dead Red-winged Blackbird on the highway, but it was another bird (still sad tho).
Anyone know the longevity record for Red-winged Blackbird? One inch of snow and still falling. Guess we are getting off easier than the front range... John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c8449968-5e7f-4362-8a68-6bcf8e98a342%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
