Head over to your local wetlands or grassland and just listen. [SQUEEEECH!] Wait... what was that... a rusty farm gate opening? No, no farm gates to be seen. That was the melodious and sweet, sweet song (sarcasm!) of the yellow-headed blackbird. Sit back, relax, and have a good chuckle, as the "song" of these birds will leave you captivated and wondering how such a harsh sound could come out of such a beautiful bird.

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Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
What their songs are described as 01:04
Where to find them 01:46
Similar species 02:27
Adult male and vocalization 03:14
Younger males and vocalization 03:33
Females 03:54
Younger male or older female? 04:15
Conclusion 04:55

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Credits in order of appearance:
What their songs are described as
-Mature male yellow-headed blackbird calling by JHWilliams from Canva.com

Where to find them
-Mature male yellow-headed blackbird calling by Lpweber from Canva.com
-Cattails by russaquarius from Canva.com
-Bulrushes by Bernd Haynold from Wikipedia.com, CC BY-SA 2.0
-Yellow-headed blackbird range map by Cephas from Wikipedia.com, CC BY-SA 3.0

Similar species
-Yellow-headed blackbird by Stefonlinton from Canva.com
-Yellow-headed blackbird and red-winged blackbird (3 images) by Devonyu from Canva.com
-Yellow-headed blackbird fledgling by Devonyu from Canva.com
-Yellow-headed blackbird male straddling reeds by USFWS Mountain-Prairie from Flickr.com, public domain
-Yellow-headed blackbird by Michael Chatt from Canva.com
-Map of south America inset by Cephas from Wikipedia.com, CC BY-SA 3.0

Younger male or older female?
-Female yellow-headed blackbird by Charles Gates from Flickr.com