GAG8 - Red-winged Blackbird Traditional Cache

The Red-Winged Blackbird, the little Sergeant-at-arms of the Canadian swamplands, is always smartly turned out in his black tunic and red shoulder flashes, barking out sharply when his perimeter is breached. To carry that anthropomorphic model even further, the Red-winged Blackbird is one of the most highly polygynous of all bird species. Their habitat is characterized by still or slow running water, abundant vegetation and excellent satellite reception.

A small area of Red-winged Blackbird habitat can be found next to Dow’s Lake, surrounded by pathways. The cache, hidden for Go ‘n Get ‘em 8, contains various dollar store items and a business card sized First-to-Find Trophy. There's also a First-KID-to-Find prize; James Keelaghan's album, Home, with the song, "Red-winged Blackbird". A note of caution for parents; "Red-winged Blackbird" is one of those songs that gets played over and over and over and over and over. Due to poor planning on my part, the CD won't fit in the cache container, and is in a ziploc bag, fastened to the cache with an elastic band.