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Plants that support Red-winged Blackbird

2 plants

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

high

grass

nests woven among rush stems March-July; dependent on dense Juncus stands

Bay Area native

Short-scale Sedge

Carex leptopoda

high

grass

Uses sedge marshes for nesting habitat; breeds Mar-Jul in California wetlands

Bay Area native