Daily Archives: March 30, 2023

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Re: Tricolored Blackbird

Passing on a note from Heidi Ware Carlisle:

Adding a note here so that others interested in this sighting will see it: DO NOT USE PLAYBACK ON THESE BIRDS.
This is an endangered species, the ABA Code of Ethics states that playback should never be used on threatened or endangered species.
I need to look into it more, but in many cases for threatened species (e.g. western Yellow-billed Cuckoo) it is actually a violation of federal law to use playback on them.
https://sc.audubon.org/news/using-bird-calls-ethically
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Tricolored Blackbird

A Tricolored Blackbird is in Payette County. The bird was originally found by Katie Sorensen and Peter Osloy on Sunday. The bird was also seen yesterday and again today.

The bird is in a large mixed blackbird flock. The flock is being seen on Big Willow Road. There is a feed lot at Big Willow and Gulch and a second one approximately 6 miles further on Big Willow. The bird has been seen at both feed lots.

There is a report of more than one Tricolored blackbird.

Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
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