Often seen with other types of blackbirds at local cattle feedyards and in irrigated farm fields.
Aggressive protectors of their nest area during
the spring, they attack our students by dive bombing at their heads when
they walk by!
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Easily identifiable in the west because of
the vivid yellow eyes of the male, this shiny blackbird can be seen
strutting on the lawns at our Imperial Valley College campus searching
for food.
Often seen with other types of blackbirds at local cattle feedyards and in irrigated farm fields. Aggressive protectors of their nest area during
the spring, they attack our students by dive bombing at their heads when
they walk by!
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If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Brewer's Blackbird
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Male and Female Photo Images - Gresham (Oregon) High School's "Birds of the Northwest" Web page depicting Brewer's Blackbirds.
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyrighted by Doug Von Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of "The Sounds of Nature" Web site at www.naturesongs.com:
- http://www.naturesongs.com/brbl1.wav - Brewer's Blackbird call
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us