All- Interesting blackbird, Craig. Red-winged vs Tricolored is a tough ID. Tricoloreds typically show a deep BLOOD RED epaulet with a thick border of white. Red-wings are variable, showing a yellow to beige border against an orange-red or orange epaulet. My guess, just from this ONE photo, is that your bird is a Red-winged Blackbird. The epaulet is far more orange then deep blood red. If possible, a series of photos of your bird may help to show more color, and a better idea of overall gloss or lack there of, overall, on the bird, as well as bill shape. Very intriguing. best of birding jen Jen Brumfield [log in to unmask] Cleveland, Ohio 330-701-6452 > Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 11:42:04 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Tri-colored blackbird? > To: [log in to unmask] > > I posted a photo to Rare-bird.org. > The bird was at my feeder in Olmsted Twp., Oh. this morning. > > http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5727&PID=17229#17229 > > Comments are welcome. > > Craig Rieker ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]