Audio Postcard - Red-Winged Blackbird at Swan Lake

Black & red bird standing on tall reeds
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.

    Credit / Author:
    NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas / Jennifer Jerrett
    Date created:
    10/14/2020
    Audio Transcript
 

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