E. B. Forsythe NWR
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E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
10/25/11
The female Red-winged Blackbird has caused an identification crisis for many American birders. Like thousands of others, the first time I saw it, I assumed with a closed mind that it was a male something and wasted a lot of time looking for a nonexistent male in my field guide. When you wake up and think could it be a female, you quickly learn a lesson.