Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
The Yellow-headed Blackbird spent time today at both Dock Lane and
Mudnock St in Salisbury. I came across the
bird across from #61 Mudnock and the above sign. I'd stay out of the yard!
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 Across from #61 Mudnock St. |
 Across from #61 Mudnock St. |
Mudnock Street is an easier location to visit with fewer houses and a
wider road at the end where the Blackbirds perch up.
There is a stand of phragmites across from #61 Mudnock that the
Blackbirds roost in. They use the trees above this area as
a rest spot through the day as well as visiting feeders in the
neighborhood.
Dock Lane, Salisbury, MA - January 5, 2009
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This apparent female YHBB was found roosting with several Brown-headed Cowbirds at the end of Dock Lane.
 The only flight shot |
 Perched in the forsythia |
 Perched in the forsythia |
 No white on the spread wing |
 Where I first found it in the tangle with a Cowbird |
 Another look of it looking at me |
All photos © Phil Brown 2009
