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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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BirdsIn Erie County, Ohio

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red-winged Blackbird in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Agelaius
Near Erie County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (6)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • Recorded, season not shown (28)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Red-winged Blackbird by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County87 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clermont County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana County60 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County494 · Season shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County56 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County140 · Season shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County295 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County152 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County159 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County107 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lorain County171 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County223 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County101 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County85 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County121 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County77 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County119 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County888 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County79 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Erie County

Mid-March to early August, middle week May 10–16

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Recording in Erie County · records of all species each week, 14,434 in all

Records per week from 140 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 113 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of Red-winged Blackbird in Erie County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Red-winged BlackbirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100047
Jan 11–170075
Jan 18–240052
Jan 25–310067
Feb 1–70070
Feb 8–140021
Feb 15–210052
Feb 22–281160
Mar 1–74390
Mar 8–142290
Mar 15–212279
Mar 22–280093
Mar 29 – Apr 44382
Apr 5–1165499
Apr 12–18115555
Apr 19–2564531
Apr 26 – May 274590
May 3–984519
May 10–16206765
May 17–23135697
May 24–3074548
May 31 – Jun 643427
Jun 7–1354381
Jun 14–2043384
Jun 21–2793273
Jun 28 – Jul 453316
Jul 5–1111605
Jul 12–1833329
Jul 19–2542514
Jul 26 – Aug 121527
Aug 2–841409
Aug 9–1511422
Aug 16–2233699
Aug 23–2922309
Aug 30 – Sep 500440
Sep 6–1200392
Sep 13–1900444
Sep 20–2611398
Sep 27 – Oct 300248
Oct 4–1000260
Oct 11–1700148
Oct 18–2411176
Oct 25–3100161
Nov 1–700149
Nov 8–140078
Nov 15–210049
Nov 22–280072
Nov 29 – Dec 50071
Dec 6–120027
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–260054
Dec 27 – Jan 20061

In Ohio

Early March to early October, middle week May 10–16

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 6,337 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,678 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Red-winged Blackbird in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Red-winged BlackbirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101366,211
Jan 11–171765,146
Jan 18–241164,645
Jan 25–31434,698
Feb 1–7826,023
Feb 8–141685,888
Feb 15–212675,436
Feb 22–28103106,846
Mar 1–715998,321
Mar 8–141601010,384
Mar 15–211681012,620
Mar 22–281411013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41831019,661
Apr 5–112511026,860
Apr 12–183611039,925
Apr 19–253271041,623
Apr 26 – May 25311056,391
May 3–95391052,952
May 10–165261053,785
May 17–233921057,698
May 24–302871054,651
May 31 – Jun 62351053,099
Jun 7–131821053,700
Jun 14–20198956,625
Jun 21–272081055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41851058,477
Jul 5–111511061,336
Jul 12–18117864,722
Jul 19–25109969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 188959,416
Aug 2–851959,712
Aug 9–1533855,994
Aug 16–2243954,328
Aug 23–2926951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 514757,167
Sep 6–1224859,075
Sep 13–1929754,543
Sep 20–2631845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 331743,180
Oct 4–10321037,841
Oct 11–17601030,824
Oct 18–2469821,156
Oct 25–31641019,021
Nov 1–749814,172
Nov 8–1430812,621
Nov 15–211477,965
Nov 22–28428,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5646,083
Dec 6–12946,004
Dec 13–191065,423
Dec 20–26645,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2628,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • European Starling Sturnus vulgarisOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Song Sparrow Melospiza melodiaOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater236 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula231 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos102 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually early March to early October, middle week early May · 6,337 records
  • Reported as maleUsually early March to early November, middle week early May · 662 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed55%49%
Farmland16%11%
Wetland13%5%
Forest11%31%
Open water4%3%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Barren0.9%0.6%

From 2,320 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceusEastern Red-winged Blackbirdsubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Red-winged Blackbird's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Erie County result

140 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.