Hi all, A friend of mine just posted this note on facebook with a picture, and I just had to post to the group to see if anyone can offer an explanation.
"(My friend) and I were driving over Cameron Pass today (4/17) in a gnarly snowstorm. There was a couple feet of fresh, wet snow. Temperatures weren't terrible, probably in the upper 20's. There was a 1-2 mile section of road near the top of the pass where hundreds of chickadees (I think--the visibility wasn't great) were sitting in the road and getting smashed by cars. It was horrible. Many were sitting on their own, unwilling or unable to move, but sometimes flying away at the last second. Even worse (and weirder) were the endless groups of chickadees, a dozen or more per group, sitting in the road eating their dead buddies, and also getting smashed by cars. Also saw a few crows getting the same treatment from the packs of chickadees. What on earth was going on?" Thanks for any thoughts - I'll pass them on to her. Pat Hayward Masonville CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/da0789d1-6caa-4cce-b6d9-d53a684685a0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
