- The Rusty Blackbird is on the Audubon Alaska Watchlist
- According to this watchlist The Rusty Blackbird declined from an estimated 13 million birds in 1965 to only 2 million birds today. Loss of wintering habitat plays a role.other possible factors in the decline are acid rain and mercury accumulation on the breeding grounds, and alterations in boreal forest wetlands associated with climate change.
- To learn about how birds get on this watchlist look at their technical report
- This video helps illustrate the importance of aquatic insects to these blackbirds in Alaska.
- They often nest near areas where aquatic insects are abundant.
