Blackbirds, Cowbirds, and Orioles

Male Yellow-headed Blackbird. Photo taken by the Para Ponds near Othello, Washington.

Female Red-winged Blackbird at Confluence State Park in Wenatchee, Washington.

Male Bullock's Oriole with a grub for its young. Photo taken at Hood Park in Burbank, Washington.

Male Yellow-headed Blackbird. Photo taken by Jameson Lake in Douglas County, Washington.

Male Tricolored Blackbird holding a grasshopper. Photo taken at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.

Feed me! Male Bullock's Oriole with young. Photo taken near Winthrop, Washington.

Male Yellow-headed Blackbird. Photo taken by the Para Ponds near Othello, Washington.

Male Brewer's Blackbird at Sun Lakes State Park near Coulee City, Washington.

Mixed flock of Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds near Othello, Washington. This photo was featured in the 2017 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100 gallery.

Male Brewer's Blackbird at Sun Lakes State Park near Coulee City, Washington.

Male Red-winged Blackbird by a pond along the Hummocks Trail of the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington.

Male Brown-headed Cowbird by Coldwater Lake at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington.