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Common Name: Red-winged Blackbird.

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Key Markings: 

• Body is black overall

• "Shoulders" or epaulets are red edged with white, pink, or yellow feathers

• Bill is conical

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​​Common Name: Baltimore Oriole.

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Key Markings: 

• Stunning, blazing orange body and a black head

• Wings are black with a white bar running across and its outer tail feathers are orange

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Common Name: Common Grackle.

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Key Markings: 

• Head and neck are an iridescent, glossy purplish-blue

• They have a bronzy, black body coloring

• Tail is long and keel-shaped

• Bills are long, sharp and black

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Common Name: Brown-headed Cowbird.

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Key Markings: 

• Subtle brown head

• Glossy black plumage

• Bill is much shorter and thicker-based than other blackbirds

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The Carillon at Stonegate community is very fortunate to have a variety of wetland, forest and prairie environments conducive to a variety of birds and other wildlife, plants and insects. Our community and the Kane County Forest Preserve do an exceptional job in maintaining this natural environment – both for the benefit of the birds and wildlife and for our residents to enjoy.

 

Take a hike and see what you can find – and identify!