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Winter Bird Atlas Begins Fourth Year-Rusty Blackbird Targeted

December 17, 2009
Winter Bird Atlas Begins Fourth Year-Rusty Blackbird Targeted

Rusty Blackbirds Photo: Smithsonian

The Louisiana Winter Bird Atlas begins its fourth sampling period January 10th and continues for six weeks ending February 20th. Many quads have exceeded the completion threshold and others are waiting for their first checklist to be submitted.

This year we are asking observers to help out with the Rusty Blackbird Blitz. Rusties have declined precipitously in recent history and biologists have asked for our help to gather pieces to the puzzle. Louisiana has a significant wintering population of Rusty Blackbirds so we're stepping up to do our part.

If you can identify Louisiana birds -even if they're just the neighborhood birds- you can help us document the distribution and abundance of wintering birds in Louisiana.

 

Many quads have exceeded the completion threshold and others are waiting for their first checklist to be submitted. We welcome additional checklists from completed quads and encourage exploration of new turf.

 

For a summary of quad effort see Van Remsen's unoffical tally and best birds here.

For further atlas information, go to the Louisiana Bird Resource Center .