Brewer’s Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
A wide-ranging bird, the Brewer’s Blackbird, though often found around outdoor food venues, it is equally at home in wild rural settings. I have seen this bird often in the Great Basin. While these birds are found year round in the western USA and southern British Colombia, in places east of the Rocky Mountains like central Colorado, eastern Wyoming and Montana, and Alberta Canada and across the northern tier states to the Great Lakes, Brewer’s Blackbirds are strictly summer visitors. In the southern USA from Arizona to the Carolinas and Florida, and into most of Mexico, winter is the only season where these birds are normally seen.
Many of my meetings with Brewer’s Blackbirds have been in California, but Oregon and Utah have provided me with enjoyable encounters with these birds.

Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Vista Grande site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:04 11:49 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD9683.BrewersBlackBird-1 |
© 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: This image was captured during a 3 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 16:41 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BrewersBlackbird_D5X5908-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Veteran's Park by the Link River (a.k.a. Klamath River) in Klamath Falls is a *go-to* destination for me when I'm in Southern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:17 10:31 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BrewersBlackbird_D5X4793-VeteransPark-KlamathFalls |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Like many birds I met on this trip along the Central California coast and Piedras Blancas beach, there was a lot of molting taking place. |
Date Taken: 2019:07:29 15:23 |
Location:
Piedras Blancas |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: BrewersBlackbird_D5X9876-PiedrasBlancas |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 7:52 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BrewersBlackBird_D5X8445-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 8:11 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BrewersBlackBird_D5X8504-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:03 9:28 |
Location:
Narrows |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X7179-BrewersBlackBird |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Antelope Island State Park, north of Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:10 10:09 |
Location:
Antelope Island |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X0421-BrewersBlackBird |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Safari Park (Formerly San Diego Wild Animal Park). Escondido, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:05 11:56 |
Location:
San Pasqual |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X6437-BrewersBlackBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Near Lake Henshaw, south of Warner Springs, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:30 13:45 |
Location:
Warner Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X9531-BrewersBlackBird |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Near Lake Henshaw, south of Warner Springs, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:30 13:45 |
Location:
Warner Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X9534-BrewersBlackBird |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Braving the cold early morning winds at the Owen's River by Benton Crossing. Near Lake Crowley California. |
Date Taken: 2016:04:22 8:44 |
Location:
Benton Crossing |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728170-BrewersBlackBird-Female |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Near Oh Ridge Road at the north end of June Lake in California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 16:55 |
Location:
June Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1840-BrewersBlackBird |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Catching black midges at Veteran's Park by the Link River (a.k.a. Klamath River) in Klamath Falls is a *go-to* destination for me when I'm in Southern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:17 10:31 |
Location:
Veterans Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BrewersBlackbird_D5X4768-VeteransPark-KlamathFalls |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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