{"id":4989,"date":"2015-03-16T08:19:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T12:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2015-03-17T08:28:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T12:28:32","slug":"take-5-red-winged-blackbirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-red-winged-blackbirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Red-winged Blackbirds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keen observers are now spotting flocks of red-winged blackbirds. It’s a sure sign of spring, since few of these birds remain in Massachusetts during the winter. Male red-winged blackbirds are bold singers, but females are well-camouflaged so that they don’t draw predators to their nests. Our Photo Contest<\/a> photographers have captured their many moods. Learn more about red-winged blackbirds.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Male Red-winged Blackbird, 2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 David Peller<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, 2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Deborah Monte<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

Female Red-winged Blackbird, 2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Mark Rosenstein<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014<\/a>

Male Red-winged Blackbird, 2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Fred Harwood<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

Male Red-winged Blackbird, 2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Ron Levenson<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keen observers are now spotting flocks of red-winged blackbirds. It’s a sure sign of spring, since few of these birds remain in Massachusetts during the winter. Male red-winged blackbirds are bold singers, but females are well-camouflaged so that they don’t draw predators to their nests. Our Photo Contest photographers have captured their many moods. Learn […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1it","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15328,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/the-first-sounds-of-spring\/","url_meta":{"origin":4989,"position":0},"title":"The First Sounds of Spring","author":"William Freedberg","date":"March 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Red-winged Blackbird \u00a9 Rachel Bellenoit Some resident birds start singing their spring songs in late February and early March like clockwork, no matter what the weather is doing. 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