A flock of gulls sounds like a good bet. This time of year, I see large flocks of Ring-billed Gulls heading northwest over my house toward Boulder Reservoir in the early evening, on their way to roost for the night.
Nathan Pieplow Boulder On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 8:29 AM 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds < [email protected]> wrote: > had a flock of many hundred slowly stream high over my house west of > Berthoud yesterday > they perhaps were heading to Dry Creek Res which is just a mile north of me > so, yes they were heading north > they were high enough that I could not pick out any field markings and it > is driving me to distraction wondering what they were > the sun and their vector was such that all I could make out was: smaller > than sandhill and canada, bigger then mallard/duck, no color except perhaps > white on the back/underside, chunky body with a bit of an extended neck... > they were silent > flew in somewhat disorganized V's, needed steady, but smooth, flapping... > no gliding > could there be a flock of snow geese that large in the area? > > Ron Bolton > Berthoud > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6a2a5a37-b3a5-441a-945b-74bc0757b5ban%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6a2a5a37-b3a5-441a-945b-74bc0757b5ban%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAFhaDVKhZhtwLfMSmahccOd1-oCJouY8J6ZuTdyNJ9vhkmQ3MQ%40mail.gmail.com.
