Thanks for the info! *Tanya Beyer* http://www.epiphaniesafield.com
On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 12:23 PM linda whyte <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
