Birds of Forsythe - Red-Winged Blackbird | 2015 - 2

            Red-Winged Blackbird

The Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica. It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia, but northern populations are generally migratory, moving south to Mexico and the southern United States. Claims have been made that it is the most abundant living land bird in North America, as bird-counting censuses of wintering red-winged blackbirds sometimes show that loose flocks can number in an excess of a million birds per flock and the full number of breeding pairs across North and Central America may exceed 250 million in peak years. It also ranks among the best-studied wild bird species in the world. The Red-Winged Blackbird is sexually dimorphic; the male is all black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar, while the female is a nondescript dark brown. Seeds and insects make up the bulk of the red-winged blackbird's diet.

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in southern New Jersey along the Atlantic coast north of Atlantic City, in Atlantic and Ocean counties. The refuge was created in 1984 out of two existing refuge parcels created to protect tidal wetland and shallow bay habitat for migratory water birds. The Barnegat Division (established in 1967) is located in Ocean County on the inland side of Barnegat Bay. The Brigantine Division (established in 1939) is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Atlantic City along the south bank of the mouth of the Mullica River. The two divisions are separated by approximately 20 miles (32 km). The refuge is located along most active flight paths of the Atlantic Flyway, making it an important link in the network of national wildlife refuges administered nationwide by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Forsythe Refuge is a part of the Hudson River/New York Bight Ecosystem and The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route. The refuge is named for Edwin B. Forsythe, conservationist Congressman from New Jersey.

Taken in: United States / New Jersey / Atlantic (show map)

Taken on: June 12, 2015

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Agelaius Phoeniceus

Atlantic County

Birds of Forsythe

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Icteridae

Jersey Shore

Migratory

Nikon D7000

Ocean County

Red-Winged Blackbird

Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD

United States National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife

Wildlife Drive

Galloway

New Jersey

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Camera: Nikon D7000, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, 600mm (=900mm), ISO 220 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	600mm (35mm equivalent: 900mm)
ISO:	220
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.0 (Macintosh)
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