This is actually a surprisingly common mutation in Red-winged Blackbirds. I know of 4 or 5 of them reported in western Washington in the past few decades. They all look just about like this bird, quite spectacular.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


> On May 7, 2021, at 12:09 PM, Ellen Blackstone <ellenblackstone at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> hard to believe my eyes...

> sure this isn't April 1?

> https://twitter.com/pnwkate/status/1390466400754421761 <https://twitter.com/pnwkate/status/1390466400754421761>

>

> Take care, Tweeters,

> Ellen Blackstone, Seattle

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