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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on September 10, 2010 at 3:42 PM
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Taken at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, Washington, June, 2010
Posted by Luke Ormand on September 10, 2010 at 3:56 PM
That is a yellow-headed blackbird. Probably a juvenile but it could be a molting female (I'll defer to those who actually have seen one of these birds in person).

- Luke
Posted by Drew Fulton on September 10, 2010 at 5:02 PM
Luke's got it. I'd guess female if I was going to try and age the bird but like Luke I have no experience with these birds in the field.

Posted by Ryan DesJardins on September 10, 2010 at 10:59 PM
That makes sense. There were quite a few adult males flying around the same area. Thank you for the input.
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 10, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Definitely a female yellow-headed - got one in my gallery here, if anyone is interested - and on a similar perch over a pond, too.

Sandy r