Rusty Blackbird

Information about the Rusty Blackbird:

The Rusty Blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird native to Canada and the United States. It spends the summers around the Arctic Circle and the winters in the southeastern part of the lower 48 states. They are generally found in temperate coniferous forests when they are breeding, and then migrate into ponds and wetlands when the seasons change. They eat mostly insects, foraging for them among the leaf litter on the forest floor, flipping over leaves and aquatic vegetation looking for insects and small fish. It will also feed on plant matter such as seeds. Due to habitat loss, the number of the Rusty Blackbird have been declining for many years, and the INCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) considers them "vulnerable." According to the North American Breeding Bird Society their numbers may have plummeted to 85%–98%. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download