From about 5:00 until 5:20 this evening at our home on south hill
(Stone Quarry Road) my wife and I noticed a large flight of crows passing north
overhead. I attempted a rough count but missed the beginning of the flight,
which I would guess must have totaled about 1000 birds (a VERY rough estimate).
I would further guess that many of the crows in this flight might have been
foraging in fields bordering W King Road between Upper Buttermilk SP and Sand
Bank Road, since we saw hundreds of crows in that location on Sunday afternoon
about 4:30 PM, the first time in our memories that we’ve seen such large
numbers there. Any guesses as to the roost location?
Also, on a walk through Upper Buttermilk Park on Sunday at about 5:20 PM,
we heard two GREAT HORNED OWLS calling from about the same location in the
park, suggesting a mated pair.
And, while I’m at it, I’ll mention that on 2/12/13 at about 1 PM we got
wonderful looks at a female NORTHERN HARRIER on Lake Road near its intersection
with Route 90 (in the fields just past the winery). Sorry for the belated post.
Lindsay Goodloe
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