Where cardinals are a bright red, male scarlet tanagers are a red-hot, almost electric red, accented by their black wings and tail. (Females are a less noticeable yellow-green color.) ...

Summer Tanager. Summer tanagers are all red birds, without the black wings and tail of the scarlet tanager, and no black eye mask like cardinals. Look for them in southern states. They are not as ...

Particularly a red-winged blackbird. I saw this black bird with red on its wings. I'm like, 'I discovered a new species of crow.'" he says of his early spots.

Red-winged blackbirds aren't here to make friends. Instead, they just want to protect their young. The nesting birds will sometimes swoop and squawk at unsuspecting walkers along the Grand River ...