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Glucagon is a highly potent lipolytic agent in birds and a candidate for regulating premigratory and winter fattening. The seasonal role of glucagon in fat metabolism was determined by monitoring plasma glucagon, fatty acids and glucose in two groups of red-winged blackbirds; one group exposed to outside environmental conditions (September to May) and a second group maintained at summer conditions...