Date: 2/13/25 8:41 am From: Rick Gedney via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: CTBirds Digest, Vol 6458, Issue 1 - Rusty Blackbird
Chuck,
Great photos of the Rusty Blackbird! I am heading over there today. That bird appears to be channelling a Dipper going for nymphs and naiads in a stream.
To answer your question to the group I think that prey looks like a Stonefly Nymph. I would expect Caddisfly Nymph in those quieter waters but the insect looks lighter tan more like a Stonefly Nymph.
Yesterday at Bauer Farm in Madison I found a Rusty Blackbird foraging in a stream. The bird didn't mind my presence at all, and it ended up getting quite close to me.
Perhaps someone can identify the prey food seen in its beak in the last photo!
Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison
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