Some things birds do baffle me. This year,
gazillions of Robins stayed north -- not only in Missouri, but also in Iowa and
Oklahoma, according to their listserves. Marge's flight of blackbirds indicates
that they have stayed north, too, at least where she is. Yet the Morning Doves,
which have been everywhere in my region for quite a few years, have suddenly
disappeared. I have not seen one since November. Why? There is plenty of food
for them at feeders.
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Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 7:56
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Subject: Re: Blackbird species
flyover
> Marge,
> This sounds much like the "river of
blackbirds" that we sometimes observe in winter near Columbia. When in our
area, they roost in or near Eagle Bluffs, fly out to feed in the morning, then
back near sunset. I've watched them at the end of the Columbia CBC day
(not this year) and it looks like a river, with tributaries joining from right
and left now and then as the river wends its way southwest toward the Missouri
River. Great stuff!
>
> Edge Wade
> Brownsville,
TX
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> This is not a scientific report, but I am just
in awe of what I just observed. As I was taking another helping of
birdseed out to the feeders a few minutes ago, a huge flock of blackbirds began
streaming over our house. I stood there for a good 5 minutes and watched
as they continued. I am not good at estimating, but on our CBC Dec 29, one
group reported 100,000 blackbird species. I was frankly a bit skeptical,
but I am now certain that these may be the same birds. It looked like bats
coming out of Bracken Cave. Sometimes the group would swell and then
sometimes thin out, but it was seemingly never-ending. Actually, I stopped
watching because I was getting cold, and the stream shifted to the west out of
my sight. The birds were flying from south to north.
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Marge
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> Marge Lumpe
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> Benton County
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