My wife used to fish regularly with her dad. He's been gone now for many years. She goes back to distant memories every time she hears a redwing blackbird. Pretty sound. We have them all around our farm, because our neighbor's pond is right across the road in a field. Our pond is in the woods and the redwing blackbirds don't seem to like it.
I've never seen a female either, I just assumed they were like bluejays and robins, in that both male and female looked similar.
Nice picture.


9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023