10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2014

“Okay, fellow songbird rehabbers,” wrote Vonda Lee Morton of Laurens Wildlife Rescue on her FaceBook page. “Is Blackbird mentality. Is this a Song Sparrow ? Tiny little pre-fledgling — nearly fully feathered. Belly’s not bruised; skin tone his purplish-red, as is gape. Feathers on belly, nearly obscured by my thumb, yellow.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2019

A descendant of those little brown blobs–or, at least, a relative—was Emily, rescued by Seymour and her husband Bob, and made the subject of one of the tracks on her terrific new pop-rock music album, There Are Birds. Yellow-headed Blackbird, you’re an easy bird to miss. There’s no shadow of a doubt. And you were my nemesis.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Whatever it was, Corey was found at his keyboard 2 hours later, covered in blood and snot and sporting a cut lip, having announced that he and Mike would rescue the failing list by taking personal responsibility for adding 300 species. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

So, winter is very nearly upon us, and no, I never did find a Yellow-headed Blackbird. Like many mountain birds, Gray-crowned Rosy Finches are said to show little fear of humans, so hopefully all the hustle and bustle will only be in my favor as rescue will be on hand if I run out of oxygen or fall down.

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