Rusty blackbirds breed far to the north of Ohio, over the length and breadth of the boreal forest. They nest from Alaska to Newfoundland, and north to the shores of Hudson Bay.

While I was going after the mail the other day, a flock of blackbirds settled into the shelterbelt. Most of them were red wings, as far as I could tell, although I didn't examine every individual ...

Back in the 1920s, rusty blackbirds were among the most common of birds – robin-sized with black and rust-colored feathers, a distinct pale eye, that sound almost like the squeak of a rusty ...

In 2011, Ogeechee Audubon member Stan Gray was counting birds at Savannah Christian for the annual Christmas Bird Count. He was surprised to find a large flock of rusty blackbirds there and soon ...

Cones, squirrels, and rusty blackbird nests Declining songbirds caught in a complex web Date: October 7, 2015 Source: Central Ornithology Publication Office ...

That's about to change. Rusty blackbirds visit Northeast Ohio's marshes and wet fields in the fall. They're easy to overlook: spots of rust and ebony in a sea of gold, scarlet and burgundy leaves ...

The Rusty Blackbird, is an ubiquitous species that has caught the attention of the Audubon Society. The reason – numbers of the species are plummeting, and causes of the decline are not well ...

Rusty blackbird habitat includes flooded forests, agricultural fields, and wetlands, the release said. The bird is described as having a rusty hue during winter, ...

A species of bird now flying north to summer breeding grounds in the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada has fallen on hard times, and biologists are asking the public to help figure out why.

Though a challenge to catch, a rusty blackbird in the hand is no trouble at all. “They don’t bite very hard. I’ve worked with small species of owls and they have much stronger beaks,” McGann said. “I ...

We went into the field this week to speak with Carol Foss, Member of the International Rusty Blackbird Working Group and NH Coordinator of the Rusty… ...

Even if your bird-spotting skills are rusty, bird scientists would like your help looking for the rusty blackbird next week. The National Audubon Society and Cornell University Lab of Ornithology ...