The Reuters Twitter video included in the provided link does indeed show what appear to be dozens of dead Yellow-headed Blackbirds on the street...
Eric ------- Eric DeFonso near Lyons, Boulder County, CO On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 2:12 PM Kevin Rumery <[email protected]> wrote: > It might be a part of a murmuration that got too close to the ground > (possibly avoiding predator as already noted). Except for the blue sky > background, I would wonder about a possible microburst or some other sudden > downdraft, but without meteorological data from the scene, the predator > avoidance seems most likely. Agree that it appears that most birds were > able to move after grounding. As fast as they came down, a few casualties > might be expected… > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Feb 15, 2022, at 10:52 AM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Extraordinary video of yellow headed blackbird‘s crashing from the sky. > In Mexico. > > > https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/feb/14/flock-of-yellow-headed-blackbirds-drop-mysteriously-from-sky-in-mexico-video?CMP=share_btn_link > > > > > > Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > -- > > -- > > 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/177ED65A-3E7F-441C-9513-EF00D4E4D2F4%40aol.com > . > > -- > -- > 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/6980659E-03D0-4F57-928A-4D418FA1621A%40comcast.net > . > -- -- 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/CAFjVA_ZOuobYkM%3D0X3fv8SdVjiNwqLuD0oTgHv%3DpoFMzYb4JQg%40mail.gmail.com.
