Both Red-winged Blackbirds and occasional Grackles have been showing up in the metro area. At Carpenter Nature Center a huge flock of the former species showed up following our recent snowstorm. They're likely having to adjust their travel-schedule regularly, due to our weather craziness. Linda Whyte
On Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 10:00 AM Tanya Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: > It's been on my mind each day lately that this is the first March when I > have yet to see a single blackbird. I live way north between Virginia and > Cook, but even so had felt that someone in counties to the south would have > posted their first of season sighting of our common blackbirds. They have > by this time normally come a few at a time to our feeders. Reports are that > they're dying off due to neonicotinoid and other pesticides. By now--how > drastic is this die-off? How late due to weather are many other spring > arrivals? > > *Tanya Beyer* > > http://www.epiphaniesafield.com > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
