Next week Jan 29 is the beginning of the Rusty BB blitz for two weeks.This species has undergone a serious drop in their numbers for a variety of reasons, including window collisions among the factors.
From the Cornell Website:
Rusty Blackbirds have declined by 95% since the 1960s, indicating a loss of tens of millions of birds.
Join the “Rusty Blackbird Blitz” January 29- February 13 if you live in one of the targeted states. See map and find out more.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/research/rusty_blackbird/blitz.cfm
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Another upcoming event after the rusty bb count is the Great Backyard Bird Count...(Feb 18-21st)
see the link http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
I'll discuss more on this later before that period commences.
