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03/15/2005 06:25:12 AM · #1 |
Anyone knows what kind of bird is this?
I'm sure it's something common, sorry for being ignorant.
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03/15/2005 06:29:05 AM · #2 |
It's a red-winged blackbird; here's a link if you care to look at it:
//www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4980id.html |
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03/15/2005 06:30:08 AM · #3 |
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03/15/2005 08:49:17 AM · #4 |
they tend to perch high in the trees here, maybe on nearby trees, and they, 'click' and 'clack' back and forth.
they should be returning soon...
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03/15/2005 01:34:21 PM · #5 |
| Hehe.. cool. Not being from the US originally, we had our own spring arrivals.. Saw this one yesterday, I guess they are on their way :) |
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03/15/2005 01:42:10 PM · #6 |
I took this last March, so I hope to see them around again soon.
BTW, they must love Cattails huh? |
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03/15/2005 01:46:06 PM · #7 |
Nice tricolored :) .. Looks very different from mine... bodyshape etc, maybe it's the age difference or something :)
Yes, Cattails seem to be their thing.. lol |
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03/15/2005 02:05:37 PM · #8 |
in the last couple days i have seen
downy woodpeckers, geese, robins, morning doves, and one other i can't identify.
none of these has been around for awhile now. it's warming up !!
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03/15/2005 02:44:03 PM · #9 |
Sibleys sells great book from pretty cheap.
They have great picture for id'ing bird worth it if your going out lots.
Sibley |
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03/15/2005 05:28:28 PM · #10 |
Cool.. I ought to get that one :)
Yes.. Springtime is exciting.. many small critters are hyped this time of year :p |
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03/15/2005 05:49:57 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by buzzrock:
I took this last March, so I hope to see them around again soon.
BTW, they must love Cattails huh? |
This is a perfect photo to illustrate the following point...The detroit RedWings are named after this very bird. Look closely at the red/orange/yellow part of the wing and think about the Wings' logo! One and the same! Hockey fans agree?
Message edited by author 2005-03-15 17:50:59. |
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03/15/2005 06:01:42 PM · #12 |
Oh wow, I didn't know that.. Interesting.. And what a beautiful bird of choice.
Being a Hockey fan too.. lol
Hope they sing about the next season :) Knock on wood!
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03/15/2005 06:08:16 PM · #13 |
The team is named for the Michigan warbling red wing, a bird known for its distinctive spoked wheels and common to the subdivisions of Detroit.
Just kidding. The winged wheel logo was actually borrowed from a cycling club in Montreal. Here's how it happened.
Detroit was awarded an NHL franchise in 1926, and the owners stocked their team by purchasing the roster of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The team was known as the Detroit Cougars for a couple of years, then the Falcons. They did not win often under either name.
In 1932, a millionaire named James Norris bought the team. Here's the rest of the story, as told by Bob Duff in his Detroit Red Wings article in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League:
"Norris had been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October 5, 1932 the club was renamed the Red Wings."
Coincidence or not, the new name and logo marked a turnaround in the team's fortunes. The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in their first season, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1936.
Humbly correcting my own post...did a little more research and I guess I'm wrong, at least according to this history. |
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03/15/2005 06:12:52 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by spvanderm:
The team is named for the Michigan warbling red wing, a bird known for its distinctive spoked wheels and common to the subdivisions of Detroit.
Just kidding. The winged wheel logo was actually borrowed from a cycling club in Montreal. Here's how it happened.
Detroit was awarded an NHL franchise in 1926, and the owners stocked their team by purchasing the roster of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The team was known as the Detroit Cougars for a couple of years, then the Falcons. They did not win often under either name.
In 1932, a millionaire named James Norris bought the team. Here's the rest of the story, as told by Bob Duff in his Detroit Red Wings article in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League:
"Norris had been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October 5, 1932 the club was renamed the Red Wings."
Coincidence or not, the new name and logo marked a turnaround in the team's fortunes. The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in their first season, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1936.
Humbly correcting my own post...did a little more research and I guess I'm wrong, at least according to this history. |
Thank you for the correction. I was raised with the Red Wings and the history is correct. The winged wheel logo was actually borrowed from a cycling club in Montreal. Here's how it happened.
Detroit was awarded an NHL franchise in 1926, and the owners stocked their team by purchasing the roster of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The team was known as the Detroit Cougars for a couple of years, then the Falcons. They did not win often under either name.
In 1932, a millionaire named James Norris bought the team. Here's the rest of the story, as told by Bob Duff in his Detroit Red Wings article in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League:
"Norris had been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October 5, 1932 the club was renamed the Red Wings."
Coincidence or not, the new name and logo marked a turnaround in the team's fortunes. The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in their first season, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1936.
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