International Rusty Blackbird Working Group Meetings
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October 2020
2020 Rusty Blackbird Conservation Planning Workshop
October 7, 2020 – Zoom Meeting focusing on a general introduction species, then moving to the introduction to what we are trying to accomplish with the Conservation Plan, and finishing with discussion of threats to the species.
2020 International Rusty Blackbird Working Group Symposium – The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference
Presentations
Rusty Blackbird Population and Habitat in Nova Scotia | PDF | Video |
Cindy Staicer (Dalhousie University)
Bird Blow Flies and Rusty Blackbirds: Is There a Climate Change Connection? | Video |
Carol R. Foss (Audubon Society of New Hampshire)
Rusty Blackbird Use of Commercial Spruce-Fir Forests | Video |
Luke Douglas (University of Maine)
The Coastal Route: Rusty Blackbird Migration East of the Appalachians | Video |
Carol R. Foss (Audubon Society of New Hampshire)
Molt Ecology of Rusty Blackbird in Southern Yukon | Video |
Pam Sinclair (Canadian Wildlife Service-Whitehorse)
Demographic Drivers of Population Change in Eastern vs. Western Flyways of the Rusty Blackbird | Video |
Steven M. Matsuoka (USGS)
Carryover Effects of Nestling Diet on Post-breeding Rusty Blackbirds | Video |
Patricia Wohner
Full Annual Cycle Ecology of Rusty Blackbirds Revealed through Archival GPS Tracking | Video |
Jay Wright (Ohio State University)
Genes on the Landscape: Population Genomics of Rusty Blackbirds | Video |
Sarah Sonsthagen
August 2016
During August 15-16 held our biannual Rusty Blackbird Workshop at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Click here for the meeting agenda or scroll down to see PDFs of slides and videos of presentations.
At this meeting, the steering committee prioritized our research priorities and conservation actions for the next two years. You may view a summary PDF here.
Presentations
A decade of Rusty Blackbird research: what we have learned so far |PDF|
Pam Sinclair (Canadian Wildlife Service), Luke L. Powell (SMBC)
To Move or Not to Move: Site fidelity and dispersal in the Rusty Blackbird
Carol Foss, Patti Wohner (New Hampshire Audubon)|PDF|
Breeding habitat and vocal behavior of Rusty Blackbird in Nova Scotia|PDF|video
Cindy Staicer (Dalhousie University)
Breeding ecology of Rusty Blackbird in northern Alberta|PDF|video
Erin Bayne (University of Alberta)
Migratory connectivity of Rusty Blackbird populations: stable isotopes, geolocators and archival tags|PDF|video
Luke L. Powell (Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center), Jim Johnson (USFWS Anchorage)
Bird blow flies: benign blood-suckers or RUBL range retraction rascals?|PDF|video
Charlotte Harding, Carol Foss (New Hampshire Audubon)
Migration stopover ecology of Rusty Blackbird in Ohio|PDF|video
James Wright, Chris Tonra (Ohio State University)
The Rusty Blackbird Blitz: citizen science results|PDF|video1,video2
Brian Evans (Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center)
Full annual cycle population model for Rusty Blackbird|PDF|video
Clark Rushing (Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center)
Migratory connectivity using SNP/DNA: Yellow Warbler and Willow Flycatcher|PDF|video
Rachael Bay (University of California)
September 2014
Recent advances in Rusty Blackbird Research: A Symposium Honoring the Memory of Russell S. Greenberg. AOU/COS/SCO Joint Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado
Presentations
October 2012
Rusty Blackbird Working Group Workshop, Plymouth, MA
Presentations
Barnard – Rates of Haematozoa Infections Among Wintering Rusty Blackbirds
DeLeon – Habitat Associations and Flock Characteristics of Rusty Blackbirds Wintering in Louisiana
Demarest – Overview of Federal Legal & Protected Status of RUBL
Edmonds et al.- Understanding Mercury in Rusty Blackbirds
Greenberg – The Hot Spots Blitz
Hobson- An update on ongoing isotopic studies of Rusty Blackbirds
Foss- Post-breeding Movements of Rusty Blackbirds in Northern New Hampshire
Foss- Implications of Spruce-fir Management for Rusty Blackbird Habitat Use in the Acadian Forest
Newell et al.- Landscape Use of Post-breeding Rusty Blackbirds in Northern New Hampshire
Powell et al. – Competition between Rusty Blackbirds and other icterids in northern New England
Powell et al. – Habitat occupancy of Rusty Blackbirds in Northern New England
Tessler et al. – Productivity and survival of the Rusty Blackbird in Alaska
Posters
Foss et al. – Evidence for Double-brooding by Rusty Blackbirds
Jones & Foss – Rusty Blackbirds on the Move
2010
Posters
Sinclair et al. – Age Determination in Rusty Blackbirds
October 2008
Presentations
Blancher et al. – Long-term decline and short term crash of the once abundance Rusty Blackbird
Deming et al.- A plan for monitoring Rusty Blackbird breeding populations in the northeastern U.S.
Greenberg et al. – Current management of forested wetlands and other water impoundments vs. winter habitat requirements of Rusty Blackbirds
Jones – Wetland Management in the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Matsuoka et al. – What we know from the breeding grounds
Mettk-Hofmann et al. – What do we know about the winter ecology of Rusty Blackbirds
Savard et al. – Evidence of a five-year population cycle in Rusty Blackbirds (Euphagus carolinus)
Sinclair- Rusty Blackbird- Moult and Aging Sullivan- Summary of Rusty Blackbird data in eBird
January 2008
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture – The Decline and Future Recovery of the Rusty Blackbird: A Workshop
Rusty Blackbirds: A really long-term decline?
Avery and Barra s- Blackbird management and research: Historical approaches and current activities
Dias – Reliable locations of significant Rusty Blackbird flocks in South Carolina
Powell et a l- Habitat Use and Reproductive Ecology of Rusty Blackbirds in New England and Alaska
Schweitzer – Managed wetland impoundments: history, distribution, management strategies for wildlife
April 2007
Presentations
Blancher- Rusty Blackbird Trends and Population Size based on the Breeding Bird Survey and Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas
Corcoran – Effects of climate change on boreal wetlands (notes available)
Demarest – Rusty Blackbird status
Evers – Mercury as a threat to the Rusty Blackbird: What do we know and where are we going?
Franson – Poisonings diagnosed in blackbirds at the National Wildlife Health Center
Greenberg – Rusty Blackbirds: A really long-term decline?
Hamel and Ozdenerol – Evaluation of dynamics of Rusty Blackbird nonbreeding range using Spatial Filtering
Hobson – Current and Historical RUBL Status: Canada
Hobson – Rusty Blackbird connectivity
Jankowski – Disease and mortality monitoring of Rusty Blackbirds
Leninger – Historical trends in wetlands: loss and efforts to intervene
Luscier – Habitat use of wintering Rusty Blackbirds (Euphagus carolinus)
Mack- Threats to boreal wetlands, and duck population trends
Matsuoka- An Alaska Perspective
Mettke-Hofmann et al- Winter Ecology of the Rusty Blackbird in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Meyers- Rusty Blackbirds on the Copper River Delta
Powell- Population Trends and Distribution of Rusty Blackbirds in the Northeast
Powell- Rusty Blackbird survey techniques in the Northeast
Powell- Rusty Habitat Association in Maine
Savard et al- Evidence of a four-year population cycle for the Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Sinclair- Breeding Habitats in the Yukon
Sinclair- Rusty Blackbird: Options for Monitoring
2006
Posters
Barnard- Blood Parasites of Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Sampled Winter 2006 in Mississippi
Barnard- Major Types of Avian Blood Parasites
2005
Posters
Hannah, K. C. (2005). Species of concern: Rust Blackbird (Euphagus carolensis). Summary of ecology, abundance, and population trends in North America. In AK poster.ppt