The rusty blackbird’s scientific name is Euphagus carolinus. The genus name, Euphagus (you-fa-gus) means “good to eat.” While few if any modern-day gourmands would contemplate working blackbirds into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fortunately, wholesale slaughters of songbirds for food ended long ago, but plenty of other threats have arisen. The little-known ...