At a glance, list-serve and Facebook posts have reported very few Rusty Blackbirds. I've looked at an eBird map of Rusty Blackbirds from March 1-present and birds have been spotted in all regions of the state except north-central and northeast:
http://ebird.org/ebird/map/rusbla?neg=true&env.minX=127.31505256605396&env.minY=14.90812000979197&env.maxX=7.432240066053964&env.maxY=75.48765171938685&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&mr=3-5&bmo=3&emo=5&yr=cur A couple of birders have asked me about reporting Rusty Blackbirds to eBird. The main thing is to be sure that you're selecting the "Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz" option under Other when entering the type of effort. Even if it was a traveling or stationary outing, you should still select the blitz option. The official end of the blitz in Minnesota is April 20th, although it seems like Rusty migration has been temporarily stalled by cold weather. So keep on reporting them regardless of the deadline--more could be coming in later this year! Thanks, and happy blitzing! Alyssa DeRubeis (who still hasn't seen a Rusty Blackbird this spring) Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz Minnesota co-coordinator Madison, WI ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
