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Audio Postcard - Red-Winged Blackbird at Swan Lake
A red-winged blackbird calls from his territory in the marsh.
NPS / Neal Herbert
Red-winged Blackbird at Swan Lake
Evenings at Swan Lake are filled with the music of marsh animals: sharp cries of red-winged blackbirds, gentle croaking of boreal chorus frogs and distant calls of sandhill cranes.