Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brewer's blackbird is a medium-sized New World blackbird. It is named after the ornithologist Thomas Mayo Brewer. Source
Where it is now
In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 134,720 times across 50 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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Movement and weather
Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 12°C (typically 7 to 18°C, from 27 areas). That range is wide, so temperature alone does not explain when it turns up.
Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in North America ranged from 36°N in January to 49°N in March, about 1,400 km apart.
Arrival dates
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 26 January 2026 | 5 October 2026 | 11 May 2026 | 27 |
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.