These migratory species spend the springtime, midsummer, and winter in Oklahoma or Houston. This species used to be found in numerous, scattered congregations throughout the Cross Timbers Ecoregion in the west to middle Oklahoma. The biggest is found in Comanche and Kiowa counties in the Wichita Mountains. In Oklahoma, there are currently just two known populations of black-capped vireos. Such an environment is largely located in the state’s southwest quadrant and has historically been preserved by periodic fire and drought.
The back, wings, and sides of the black-capped Vireo are greenish.įor breeding and feeding, black-capped vireos prefer low, brushy, dispersed thickets of deciduous trees, particularly blackjack oak. The length ranges from 8.3 to 9.8 inches.īrewer’s blackbirds congregate with other blackbirds to feed.īelow are the characteristics of the Brewer’s Blackbird, Scientific Name Euphagus cyanocephalus Family Name Icteridae Length 9-11 inches Weight 2.5-3.5 oz Wingspan 14-15 inches Habitat Open fields, urban areas Food Insects, seeds, berries, fruits, nectarĢ. When they are not at the feeders, they consume insects, seeds, and occasional fruit. This bird is smaller than a robin and has a long, pointed, black beak.īrewer’s blackbirds are occasionally mistaken with other species but may be differentiated due to some characteristic features such as the long rudder-like tail of the common grackle or the conical beak and the shorter tail of the brown-headed cowbird.īrewer’s blackbirds are commonly seen in pastures, feedlots, cultivated fields, and riparian forests.ĭuring the winter, these birds can be seen virtually statewide, although they are considerably more abundant in central and western Oklahoma.
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