On our beginner bird walk this morning we saw 12-20 Rusty blackbirds
associating with Red-winged Blackbirds, most recently seen near the Visitor
Center. Most of the Rusty Blackbirds were already in dark plumage, but the
yellow eyes were striking. Ken and Mark Chao, who we ran into there, were
On a lunchtime walk, we came across at least a dozen Rusty Blackbirds singing
away in trees along the East trail at the eastern edge of the refuge close to
the southeast corner of the trail. We saw 8 of them, but it sounded like there
were a whole lot more. There were also singing Phoebes in a
Hi All,
There were at least two Rusty Blackbirds singing near the boardwalk to the
employee parking lot as I departed work today around 6 pm.
Good birding,
Matt Medler
Ithaca
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I just heard from Bob McGuire on a tip from Jay McGowan that the 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS are with a large and noisy flock of AMERICAN ROBINS foraging in a wet area beside the Wilson Trail north, along the lower fork.--Dave Nutter
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