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

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 ...

You could call them “warriors of the wetland.” Or “meanies of the marsh,” even “bullies of the bulrushes.” Or you could call them by their name, red-winged blackbirds. With shiny black feathers and a ...

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 ...