Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Montrose Point in Lincoln Park
Chicago
Cook County, IL
6 August 2016
This Yellow-headed Blackbird, still with portions of its juvenile plumage, was in the beach dunes of Montrose Point on 6 August 2016. When seen in flight next to two Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) this bird was noticeably larger.
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