I have a suspicion that our yard just became the set for the famous movie. When I put seed out this am (about 8:30) a swarm of Bluejays (about 20) swept in and attacked the breakfast while I was still standing about 5 feet away. That's 2 to 3 times the usual number of jays. Then a half hour ago, the Tippi Hedron moment began as 300 crows swarmed into the trees around the house. This is a first for us. The last of the crows just left (10:34). In the meantime, half the flock flew down to the Boy Scout camp across rte 89. Some lined up along the shoulders of 89, just the way they have been doing for the past week on Cayuga View Rd nearby. None of the crows came in to our feeders the way all the Bluejays did, although their behavior suggested they were hungry.
Well, I will let you all know when the gulls arrive and start pecking holes in the doors. Bill McAneny, TBurg -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
