The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It's free, fun, and easy-and it helps the birds."

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Red-winged Blackbird

Contributors: Judy Howle

The female Red-winged Blackbird sometimes causes great problems for those new to birding. This photo from Mississippi shows well the whitish supercilium that becomes peach colored near the bill, a color that occurs on the throat and the malar stripe too.

Red-winged Blackbird
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