Rusty Blackbird
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Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Isle Royale National Park
2 Verified records at Isle Royale National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is a medium-sized New World blackbird, closely related to grackles ("rusty grackle" is an older name for the species). It is a bird that prefers wet forested areas, breeding in the boreal forest and muskeg across northern Canada, and migrating southeast to the United States during winter. Formerly abundant, the rusty blackbird has undergone one of the most rapid declines of any abundant bird species in North America in recent years, for reasons that are not well understood. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park

Brewer's Blackbird
NT

Brewer's Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Insufficient data
Common Grackle
NT

Common Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus quiscula

10–20% · With luck
Red-winged Blackbird
LC

Red-winged Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agelaius phoeniceus

5–10% · With luck
Brown-headed Cowbird
LC

Brown-headed Cowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Molothrus ater

Insufficient data
Baltimore Oriole
LC

Baltimore Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus galbula

Insufficient data
Bobolink
NT

Bobolink

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Insufficient data
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Chickadee
LC

Black-capped Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile atricapillus

60–70% · Likely
White-throated Sparrow
LC

White-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia albicollis

60–70% · Likely
Blue Jay
LC

Blue Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta cristata

60–70% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

50–60% · Likely
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rusty Blackbird at Isle Royale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
2 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
7 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
11 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
24 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
26 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
27 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
29 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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