| Appearance | A medium-sized jet-black bird about 8 1/2″ long with a red and yellow patch on the shoulder of the upper wing. Pointy black bill. The females are brown and heavily streaked. She has white eyebrows and a brown bill. |
| Diet | Insects, seeds. |
| Feeder Food | Black-oil sunflower seed, hulled sunflower seeds, cracked corn, peanut hearts, millet. |
| Habitat | Wet areas like marshes but also found in meadows, fields, and even wooded edges. |
| Nesting | Nest: Cup-shaped nest located low in shrubs or trees. Broods: 1-2 broods/year Clutch: 2-4 eggs/brood Egg color: Bluish-green to gray with brown or black markings Egg size: 1″ by about .6 – .8″ Incubation: 10-12 days. |
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