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Picture of a Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

Picture of a common blackbird (Turdus merula) from the Budapest Zoo.

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Common blackbird (Turdus merula) from the Budapest Zoo.

Picture of a common blackbird (Turdus merula) from the Budapest Zoo.

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Common blackbird (Turdus merula) from the Budapest Zoo.

Picture of a red-breasted blackbird (Sturnella militaris) at the National Aviary of Colombia.

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A red-breasted blackbird (Sturnella militaris) at the National Aviary of Colombia.

Picture of a red-breasted blackbird (Sturnella militaris) at the National Aviary of Colombia.

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A red-breasted blackbird (Sturnella militaris) at the National Aviary of Colombia.

Picture of an oriole blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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An oriole blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of an oriole blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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An oriole blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of an oriole blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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An oriole blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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A yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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A yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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A yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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A scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

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A scarlet-rumped cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) at the National Aviary breeding center in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Brewer’s blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) at Tracy Aviary.

Picture of a Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Brewer’s blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) at Tracy Aviary.

Picture of a Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

Picture of a Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

Picture of a Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

Photo: A forest ranger looks at heavy metal residue in Bucktail creek at Salmon National Forest in Idaho.

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A forest ranger looks at heavy metal residue in Bucktail creek at Salmon National Forest in Idaho. The slag comes from nearby Blackbird mine, closed in the 1960’s.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

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A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at the Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.

Photo: Scarlet-headed blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) from the Toledo Zoo.

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Scarlet-headed blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) from the Toledo Zoo.

A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

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A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

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A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) takes flight from a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

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A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) takes flight from a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) takes flight from a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

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A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) takes flight from a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

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A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on a Nikon D2X camera at Waveland Farm near Bennett, NE.

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