Liz that’s a great question that I’ve wondered about myself. Hope
answers/guesses get posted here. Starlings aren’t even related.
Linda Orkin
Ithaca
> On Mar 13, 2021, at 11:58 AM, Liz Brown wrote:
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> Here's something I wonder about every spring, when the big mixed flocks of
>
Here's something I wonder about every spring, when the big mixed flocks of
grackles, blackbirds, cowbirds, and starlings show up:
Why do all our black passerines (with the exception of crows and ravens) hang
out together? There aren't any small black birds who DON'T join these big
flocks, are
The male Eurasian Wigeon found by Dave Nutter at Stewart Park yesterday is
still there this morning. Foraging with American Wigeon and Green-winged
Teal on a mud bar out from the tennis courts.
It is windy viewing but good light.
Diane Morton
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
I’ve seen large rafts of Snows on Owasco Lake.
David McCartt
> On Mar 13, 2021, at 6:58 AM, Kyle Gage wrote:
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> I live on Canandaigua Lake & we can get flocks of several thousand & in fact
> a sizable flock was around most of this winter. Seneca Lake can also have
> decent numbers but
I live on Canandaigua Lake & we can get flocks of several thousand & in fact a
sizable flock was around most of this winter. Seneca Lake can also have decent
numbers but neither lake has the incredible numbers Cayuga Lake gets. I’m not
sure of numbers on the other Finger Lakes but eBird records
