False Mating of Blackbirds (Turdus merula) and Fieldfares (Turdus pilaris) by Dariusz Wysocki, Joanna Dudzińska‐Nowak

“…ABSTRACT During an intensive study of the urban population of the blackbird Turdus merula in Szczecin (1997–2023), four cases of surrogate copulation were observed in the blackbird and three in the fieldfare Turdus pilaris. …”
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Weather and regional effects on winter counts of Rusty Blackbirds ( Euphagus carolinus ) by Chris J Kellner, Weijia Jia, Araks Ohanyan

Subjects: “…blackbirds…”
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The prevalence and immune response to coinfection by avian haemosporidians in wild Eurasian blackbirds Turdus merula by Ellie Lebeau, Jenny C. Dunn

“…To first quantify coinfection in a common bird species, and then to test for immune-related impacts of coinfection, we investigated the prevalence and immune response to avian haemosporidian (genera: Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon) coinfection in wild blackbirds. Coinfection status was diagnosed using a 1-step multiplex polymerase chain reaction, immune response was quantified through white blood cell counts and heterophil: lymphocyte ratios, and parasitaemia was quantified for each infected sample. …”
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Effective range of auditory frightening devices based on hearing capabilities and antipredator responses of nuisance blackbirds by Jessica L. Duttenhefner, Page E. Klug

“…We evaluated the behavioral responses of red‐winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus, RWBL) and brown‐headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater, BHCO) to detonations of a cannon. …”
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Breeding Performances of the European Blackbird (Turdus merula) in Morocco: Habitat Selection, Breeding Phenology, and Breeding Success by Abderahim El Hassani, Ismail Mansouri, Wafae Squalli, Abdelbari El Agy, Amine Assouguem, Kenza Bouayad, Abdellah Markou, Mohamed Mounir, Hamid Achiban, Mohamed Dakki, Lahsen El Ghadraoui

“…The European Blackbird (Turdus merula) is a widespread species. …”
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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

Subjects: “…Usutu, blackbirds, grey owls, clusters, participatory science, surveillance, observer networks…”
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High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics by Timothy T. Takahashi, Jack A. Griffin, Ramana V. Grandhi

“…The relative success of the X-15 and Blackbird and the performance limitations of the others indicate the need to scrutinize lateral-directional stability at the preliminary design phase. …”
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Grassland bird nest ecology and survival in upland habitat buffers near wooded edges by Ross R. Conover, L. Wes Burger Jr., Eric T. Linder

“…Dickcissel (Spiza americana) and red‐winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) accounted for 97% of nests. …”
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Writing Against Vanishing: Native American Autobiography and the Trope of an Ever-Pending Vanishment by Fabrice LE CORGUILLÉ

“…This article aims at exploring the sense of impending death that goaded Native American autobiographers in the nineteenth century; they made “colonization” rhyme with “destruction” rather than “revelation” as the etymology of “apocalypse” would suggest. Ottawa Andrew Blackbird and Omaha Francis La Flesche were both the embodiments and witnesses of what happened to Native American people. …”
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Artificial intelligence as a virtual coach in a cognitive behavioural intervention for perfectionism in young people: A randomised feasibility trial by Catherine Johnson, Sarah J. Egan, Per Carlbring, Roz Shafran, Tracey D. Wade

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Un point de vue critique qui ne s’ignore pas comme tel by Marie-Jeanne Zenetti

“…À partir de l’exemple de la réception de Blackbird, une pièce de David Harrower, dans un contexte pédagogique marqué par #Metoo, cet article définit une méthode de lecture et d’analyse des œuvres qui entend réfléchir à ce que font les textes et leurs interprétations, mais aussi les définitions de la littérature et les paradigmes interprétatifs que nous mobilisons pour les étudier : une telle lecture située entend ainsi prendre en compte ce que nous faisons quand nous parlons de littérature.…”
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Weak association of Usutu virus and haemosporidian infection in birds collected in Germany by Carolin Hattendorf, Dániel Cadar, Stefan Bosch, Norbert Becker, Lars Lachmann, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken

“…It is primarily transmitted and maintained in the natural cycle by Culex mosquitoes and primarily affects birds, particularly Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula), leading to significant mortality. …”
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Combining Individual‐Based Radio‐Tracking With Whole‐Genome Sequencing Data Reveals Candidate for Genetic Basis of Partial Migration in a Songbird by Matthias H. Weissensteiner, Kira Delmore, Valentina Peona, Juan Sebastian Lugo Ramos, Gregoire Arnaud, Julio Blas, Bruno Faivre, Ivan Pokrovsky, Martin Wikelski, Jesko Partecke, Miriam Liedvogel

“…Here we investigated the genomic architecture of partial migration in the common blackbird, a songbird that comprises resident populations in the southern distribution range, partial migratory populations in central Europe, and exclusively migratory populations in northern and eastern Europe. …”
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Correlation of personality with individual reproductive success in shrub-nesting birds depends on their life history style by Jianchuan Li, Wen Zhang, Ningning Sun, Yujie Wang, Lifang Gao, Ran Feng, Liqing Fan, Bo Du

“…We addressed these two questions in three shrub-nesting birds, the Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus, AM), White-collared Blackbird (Turdus albocinctus, WB), and Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron henrici, BL). …”
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The Re-Emergence of Neuroinvasive Flaviviruses in Croatia During the 2022 Transmission Season by Maja Bogdanic, Vladimir Savic, Ana Klobucar, Ljubo Barbic, Dario Sabadi, Morana Tomljenovic, Josip Madic, Zeljka Hruskar, Marcela Curman Posavec, Marija Santini, Vladimir Stevanovic, Suncica Petrinic, Ljiljana Antolasic, Ljiljana Milasincic, Mahmoud Al-Mufleh, Dobrica Roncevic, Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek

“…Furthermore, USUV was confirmed in one dead blackbird that presented with neurological symptoms. …”
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Efficacy of an acoustic hailing device as an avian dispersal tool by Peter E. Schlichting, Amanda E. Holland, James C. Beasley, Albert L. Bryan, Robert A. Kennamer, Travis L. DeVault, Bradley F. Blackwell, Olin E. Rhodes Jr.

“…Specifically, AHD treatment was effective for dispersing vultures (Coragyps atratus and Cathartes aura) and gulls (Laridae), but ineffective for dispersing blackbirds (Icteridae), diving ducks (Aythya spp., Bucephala spp., Oxyura spp.), and coots (Fulica americana). …”
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Active and passive organic carbon fluxes during a bloom in the Southern Ocean (South Georgia) by William Major, Sarah L. C. Giering, Joanna Ainsworth, Anna Belcher, Sabena Blackbird, Martin Bridger, Nathan Briggs, Filipa Carvalho, Louis Clément, Kathryn Cook, Cynthia Dumousseaud, Benoit Espinola, Claire Evans, Sophie Fielding, Manuela Hartmann, Stephanie Henson, Morten Iversen, Konstadinos Kiriakoulakis, Richard Lampitt, Elisa Lovecchio, Adrian Martin, Dan Mayor, Mark Moore, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Corinne Pebody, Kate Peel, Calum Preece, Alex Poulton, Rachel Rayne, Kevin Saw, Mark Stinchcombe, Gabriele Stowasser, Geraint A. Tarling, Sandy Thomalla, María Villa-Alfageme, George A. Wolff, Richard Sanders

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Contributions of birds to the feeding of ticks at host community level: Effects of tick burden, host density and yearly fluctuations by Amalia Rataud, Alex Drouin, Laure Bournez, Benoit Pisanu, Sara Moutailler, Pierre-Yves Henry, Maud Marsot

“…Within this community, we identified seven principal bird species significantly contributing to I. ricinus tick feeding: the Common Blackbird (Turdus merula), the Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos), the European Robin (Erithacus rubecula), the Dunnock (Prunella modularis), the Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), the Great Tit (Parus major), and the Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos). …”
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