Monday, April 20, 2009

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Our latest Spring storm (17 inches of snow on Saturday) brought a visit from the first yellow-headed blackbird I've seen at our house. This fellow was the only member of his species in a large mixed flock of red-winged blackbirds and great-tailed grackles.


It was interesting to note how aggressive he was: he resolutely refused to yield position to any blackbirds and only occasionally to the much larger grackles.

1 comment:

Matt Mullenix said...

He's angry because he merged in with the wrong flock on his morning commute...