8.5", Agelaius phoeniceus, Wisconsin, adult, animal, beak, bill, bird, black, blackbird, brown, brown bill, cup nest, fauna, feathers, female, gray, heavily streaked, marsh, marsh bird, north woods, northwoods, perch, perched, perching, red-winged, red-winged blackbird, redwinged blackbird, sign of spring, song bird, songbird, spring, spring time, spring-time, springtime, white, white eyebrow, wings