Dear NY Birders, With less than a month to go, I wanted to again remind folks of the 2014 Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz. Rusty Blackbirds face an unfortunate and remarkable notoriety: this species has endured a decline more severe than that of any other once-common landbird. In March of 2014, the International Rusty Blackbird Working Group, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, eBird, and many other state, federal, and local partners, will launch a Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz that challenges birders to scour the landscape for Rusty Blackbirds during this species’ northward migration. 38 states, 9 provinces, and 3 territories will participate in this international effort to find Rusty Blackbirds; each region is assigned a set of target dates during which local birders will seek this elusive species. The target window for New York is March 1 - April 31. It’s easy to participate- bird as you normally do during your the specified target dates and submit your data to eBird using the “Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz” observation type. Interested in learning more about Rusty Blackbirds, or want to learn more about your state/province’s Blitz efforts? Use the Migration Blitz website (http://rustyblackbird.org/outreach/migration-blitz/) to find out the target dates for your region, learn more about Rusty Blackbird identification, or get more details about Blitz data collection and submission. And stay tuned- we’ll be distributing more information as opening day approaches! Also, follow the blitz on Facebook for the most up-to-date information about the Blitz: https://www.facebook.com/rustyblackbirdspringblitz Best, Derek Rogers (LI/NYC Coordinator) Mike Shanley (Staten Island Coordinator)
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