The Rusty Blackbird gets its name from its plumage, which is edged with a rusty brown color during the fall and early winter. In the spring and summer, male Rusties are glossy black and females are a ...

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Who knew they were disappearing? And, in reality, who knew there was such a thing as a rusty blackbird. “I think of lot of birders do enjoy rusty blackbirds,” said Nick Sly, a graduate student in the ...

A $400 pair of binoculars is a good reason to keep your eye on the birdie — or at least a particular blackbird. And the snazzy pair of field glasses goes home to whoever wins a contest to find the ...

MORE ONLINEFind bird and habitat identification guides, listen to calls and get state-by-state participation information on the Spring Migration Blitz at rustyblackbird.org Birdwatchers are being ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Rusty blackbirds do not have flashy plumage and their songs can be likened to the sound of a VHS tape rewinding or a squeaky door, but they are the focus of birders from Canada ...

Bird experts are seeking volunteers in Oklahoma and 23 other states to spot the North American Rusty Blackbird, a species whose population has dropped to a fraction of its size in the 1960s.

An unusual species showed up in East Grand Forks last week. Not rare, exactly. But probably becoming rare. This was the rusty blackbird. Not just one but three of this migrant dropped into Sandy Aubol ...

The red-winged blackbird is a common visitor to local wetlands during warm-weather months. With red epaulets flashing, the males sit up on cattails and call “congaree.” Another blackbird species, the ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Growing up on a farm in southeast Kansas inspired a lifelong interest in nature for Lawrence resident Gary Anderson. About eight years ago, this interest, coupled with a desire ...