Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus
Statewide Status: S:N  IBRC Review Species
eBird Species Map

Rusty Blackbird
Marty O’Malley
March-November
(Migration / Summer)
 
December-February
(Winter)

All Reports (Review Species Only):

  1. 2 November 1952 – (1 female collected) Potlatch, Latah County, Latilong 4 – Thomas Burleigh – Birds of Idaho, National Museum of Natural History 420693
    Rare Bird Report #:133-B-10
  2. 1 May 1971 – Pocatello, Bannock County, Latilong 27 – Charles Trost – AB25:779, Murrelet 68:69
  3. 15 April 1975 – Blackfoot area, Bingham County, Latilong 21 – Charles Trost – AB29:885, Murrelet 68:69
  4. 19 January 1978 – Pocatelllo Area, Bannock County, Latilong 27 – Mark Collie – AB32(3)379
  5. 15 December 1979 – Pocatello CBC, Bannock County, Latilong 27 – AB34(4):613 80TH CBC(1979-1980)
  6. 5 October 1985 – Robinson Lake, Boundary County, Latilong 1 – Jean Monks – AB40(1):143, Murrelet 68:69
  7. ♦5 December 1992 – 3 March 1993 – (3 ) – Saint Maries area (north of), Benewah County, Latilong 2 – Dan Svingen+, Susan Weller+, Kas Dumroese, Shirley Sturts, many observers – AB47(2)279, AB47(3) 435
    Rare Bird Report #:3-B-93
    Voting: 7-0
  8. ♦20 November 1993 – 1 January 1994 – (2 adults) – Saint Maries area(same location as last year) – Dan Svingen, John Gatchet – AB48(1):131. (2):229
    Rare Bird Report #:17-B-93
    Voting: 7-0
  9. 17 December 1994– 19 February 1995 – Saint Maries area (same area as last 2 winters – Dan Svingen+ – AB49(2):171
  10. 4 January 1996 – (4) – Nampa CBC, Canyon County, Latilong 17 – AFN51(2):561 97th CBC(1006-1997)
  11. 11 December 1999 – North of Menan, Jefferson County, Latilong 21 – eBird
  12. 7 April 2000 – Butte County, Latilong 20 – Dave and Elsie Faike NAB54(3):304
  13. 9 September 2000 – (4 adults 2 immature) – Sandpoint, Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Earl Chapin – NAB55(1):76. Rare Bird Alert September 15
  14. 30 December 2000 and January 1-12 2001 – (2) – Indian Mountain CBC (Harrison) – Kootenai County, Latilong 2 – AB 101st CBC (2000-2001) and Steve Lindsay (Jan1-8) – Rare Bird Alert January 12
  15. 5 December 2002 – Jefferson County, Latilong 21 – Darren Clark – Report from David Trochlell
  16. 14 December 2002 – (count week) – Rexburg CBC, Madison County, Latilong 22 Birdsource 103rd CBC (2002-2003)
  17. ♦9 January –  15 February 2004 – Hayspur Fish Hatchery, Blaine County, Latilong 19 – Cliff Weisse – Status Change Report – Stacy Peterson+, James Harper ( Feb. –  15 – eBird)
    Rare Bird Report #:26-B-04
    Voting: 3-4, 6-1
  18. χ20 October 2004 – Coolin , Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Robert Bond – NAB59(1):113
    Rare Bird Report #:27-B-04
    Voting: 2-4, 1-6
  19. ♦18 December 2004 – 4 March 2005 – (2) – Moscow, Latah County, Latilong 4 – Charles Swift, Kas Dumroese+ – Birdsource 105th CBC (2004-2005), NAB59(4):627 and 628
    Rare Bird Report #:28-B-04
    Voting: 5-2, 7-0
  20. ♦15 December 2007 – Idaho Falls ,  Bonneville County, Latilong 21 – Steve Butterworth+, Jake Briggs
    Rare Bird Report #:5-B-08
    Voting: 5-2, 6-1
  21. ♦8 -12 January 2010 – Avimor – Chinese Well Riparian Area, Ada County(border), Latilong 17 – Robert Mortensen+ , Dave Lawrence(10th), Brian Cooper(12th) and others
    Rare Bird Report #:3-B-10
    Voting: 6-1, 6-1
  22. ♦2 January 2012 – 1 male, 1 female – along he Trail of the Coeur dAlenes, 1/4 mile west of Medimont, Kootenai County – Bill Gundlach
    Rare Bird Report #:10-B-12
    Voting: 7-0
  23. 18 December 2012 – 1 male – Wolf Lodge Bay, Coeur d’Alene Lake, Kootenai County, Latilong 2 – Doug Ward
  24. ♦6 October 2013 – 1 male – Oden Bay, Pend Oreille Lake, Bonner County, Latilong 1 – IBLE – Carl Lundblad
    Rare Bird Report #:50-B-13
    Voting: 7-0
  25. ♦21 December 2013 -January  4, 2014– New Sweden an area sw of Idaho Falls ,  Bonneville County, Latilong 21 – Steve Butterworth+,   Darren Clark – Idaho Falls CBC
    Rare Bird Report #:72-B-13
    Voting: 7-0
  26. ♦28 December 2013 – 7 January 2014 – 1 – Celebration Park, Canyon  County, Latilong 2017-   Heidi Ware, Jay Carlisle+ , Elieth Cinto – IBLE, Dee Toweill (Jan 7 eBird)
    Rare Bird Reporrt #:18-B-14
    Voting: 7-0
  27. 16 November 2014 – 1 male- Sandpoint, north of , Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Rich DelCarlo, Inland-NW-Birders, December 2015
  28. ♦29 January 2015 – 1 – Challis  – backyard of observers,  Custer County, Latilong 13, Dave Faike
    Rare Bird Report #:4-B-2015
    Voting: 5-2, 7-0
  29. 16 November – 13 December 2015 – 1 female- Sandpoint, north of , Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Don and Missy Baker – eBird (Nov. 16th) and Rich DelCarlo (Nov.), Inland-NW-Birders, and  eBird. with description
  30. 19 December 2015  – 1 – Bonners Ferry CBC,  Boundary County, Latilong 1 – observer Rich Del Carlo, Kathy Konek compiler
  31. 16 December 2017– 1 – Mullan, Shoshone County, Latilong 3 – Bob Kemp – eBird – photos
  32. ♦31 October 2018 – 1 – Black’s Creek Bird Preserve, Ada County, Latilong 17 – Jon Curd+, Cheryll Huizinga, R.L.Roland, Jim James – photos
    Rare Bird Report #:40-B-2018
    Voting: 7-0
  33. ♦7 November 2018 – 1 – Bonner County,  Latilong 1, in his yard just east of Colburn – Fred Frossell – photos
    Rare Bird Report #:42-B-2018
    Voting: 7-0
  34. ♦9 February 2019 – 1 – Hagerman Wildlife Management Area, Gooding Count, Latilong 25 – Anonymous Birder+ – and on following days Pat Weber, Ken and Sarah Harris – photos
    Rare Bird Report #:4-B-2019
    Voting: 7-0
  35. ♦8 November 2019 – 1 – banks on Henry’s Fork of the Snake River in the Last Chance section of Island Park, Fremont County, Latilong 16 – Cliff Weisse – Hillary Turner found the bird on October 6th
    Rare Bird Report #:34-B-2019
    Voting: 7-0
  36. ♦13 December 2019 – 1 – Plummer Marsh, Heyburn State Park, Benewah County, Latilong 2 – Jon Isacoff – photo, audio
    Rare Bird Report #:39-B-2019
    Voting: 7-0
  37. ♦23 December 2019 – 1 – farm 1 mile east of Camas NWR, Jefferson County, Latilong 21- Darren Clark+, Steve Butterworth – photos
    Rare Bird Report #:7-B-2020
    Voting: 7-0
  38. ♦17 October 2020 – 1 – Mann Lake, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 – Carl Lundbad – originally discovered by Catherine Temple on October 15 and then by several birders – photos
    Rare Bird Report #:16-B-2021
    Voting: 7-0
  39. ♦5 December 2020 – University of Idaho Parker Farm far east Moscow, Latah County, Latilong 4 – Carl Lundblad, also Kevin Murphy Dec. 4, Greg Lambreth Dec. 5, Jason Riggio Dec. 7 – photo
    Rare Bird Report #:66-B-2020
    Voting: 7-0
  40. ♦16 December 2020 – 1 – Grangeville, north of, Idaho County, Latilong 4 – Kris Hazelbaker – Photos
    Rare Bird Report #:68-B-2020
    Voting: 7-0
  41. »February 24, 2022 – 2 – Clark Fork River near Johnson Creek, Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Marcea Marine, also Craig Marine
    Rare Bird Report #:18-B-2022

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