Both redwing blackbirds and grackles observed in Nicollet Co at least a week ago ( I didn't note the date but it was during the spring-like weather before the snowstorm) -Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer
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Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles (8) ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:08 -0500 From: Tanya Beyer <[email protected]> Subject: Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles 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 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:03:28 -0500 From: Dan Ahlman <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles I have been seeing Red winged black birds regularly in the twin cities. I haven’t seen a grackle yet. Dan Ahlman Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2026, at 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.e/ > piphaniesafield.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer%40STATE.MN.U > S%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828 > c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932383684311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGk > iOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyf > Q%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PKqYPYNQ8Q9rY%2BzO0r5rbNEpm5j5CvHDQfOaZXbem > 60%3D&reserved=0 > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moum/ > n.org%2Flistservice.html&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer%40STATE.MN > .US%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c21598 > 28c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932383701367%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hc > GkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjo > yfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=czCpZic47W6yervANqJLHT9kEXmaOf7gb1s%2Fw%2 > F0tW9I%3D&reserved=0 > Archives: > http://lists/ > .umn.edu%2Farchives%2Fmou-net.html&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer% > 40STATE.MN.US%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f2 > 6b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932383717603%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJ > FbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpb > CIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=q9cSUEocmuvtAJlzSW%2FvHcN01Q%2F > OvHyxuhNFd2GmXN4%3D&reserved=0 ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:08:45 -0500 From: Tanya Beyer <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles Interesting. Grackles, as I remember from a piece in Audubon magazine, have suffered massive setbacks due to pesticides. Thanks for your reply. *Tanya Beyer* http://www.epiphaniesafield.com/ On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 11:03 AM Dan Ahlman <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been seeing Red winged black birds regularly in the twin > cities. I haven’t seen a grackle yet. > Dan Ahlman > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 18, 2026, at 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? 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Sue Keator On Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 11:03 AM Dan Ahlman < [email protected]> wrote: > I have been seeing Red winged black birds regularly in the twin > cities. I haven’t seen a grackle yet. > Dan Ahlman > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 18, 2026, at 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? 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Before I have only had white breasted ones. I live near the Isles-Ceder lagoon. On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 11:03 AM Dan Ahlman < [email protected]> wrote: > I have been seeing Red winged black birds regularly in the twin > cities. I haven’t seen a grackle yet. > Dan Ahlman > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 18, 2026, at 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? 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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.e/ > piphaniesafield.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer%40STATE.MN.U > S%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828 > c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932384344103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGk > iOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyf > Q%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Un3TeLCLtiNUqfWyxRlfrRJMnX%2F6gDWJlPajc5WFB > DM%3D&reserved=0 > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moum/ > n.org%2Flistservice.html&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer%40STATE.MN > .US%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c21598 > 28c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932384359806%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hc > GkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjo > yfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=C1lNudVlCQ03npSZwE44YANbQ9C%2BIYdf8oPrbxe > GZNY%3D&reserved=0 > Archives: > http://lists/ > .umn.edu%2Farchives%2Fmou-net.html&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer% > 40STATE.MN.US%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f2 > 6b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932384375440%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJ > FbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpb > CIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BAxMRanK8UucllKgLl1WioHfJ4Vi1k9 > rOv72nHRANJk%3D&reserved=0 > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:42:41 -0500 From: Tanya Beyer <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles 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%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer%40STATE.MN >> .US%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159 >> 828c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932384440984%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1 >> hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldU >> IjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=owesv0TJqrBEZT%2FWr6w%2FYShxCXVuRzPvN >> CFFagNTYTw%3D&reserved=0 >> >> ---- >> General information and guidelines for posting: >> https://mou/ >> mn.org%2Flistservice.html&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvaer%40STATE. >> MN.US%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c21 >> 59828c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932384457021%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0e >> U1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIl >> dUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bJ3SUGYFJDERPsHclM78PHyrW%2BcLURbKt >> 1Tt79YVkOo%3D&reserved=0 >> Archives: >> http://list/ >> s.umn.edu%2Farchives%2Fmou-net.html&data=05%7C02%7CLisa.Gelvin-Innvae >> r%40STATE.MN.US%7C3a6a9840d50f4fa2894a08de857474c3%7Ceb14b04624c44519 >> 8f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C639094932384472627%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d >> 8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoi >> TWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jV7jA%2FlLPsUuh%2FqBba%2F >> JhEdC8Mr8HVi9aVIB2fddHUw%3D&reserved=0 >> > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:56:05 -0500 From: john nelson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles Had large flock of Red-Winged BB with a few Grackles clean up my feeders Monday and Tuesday and just a few this morning in rural Blue Earth County. 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? 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