RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-02 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
When crows get to chatting I always thought Parliament of Cows was more descriptive and it applies to Barred Owls also. There's a list of these alternate flock names somewhere that I'll try to find and post. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration

RE: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-02 Thread Marty Schlabach
-61037093-3494...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-61037093-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John and Sue Gregoire Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 7:55 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?) When crows get to chatting I always thought Parliament

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread John Cancalosi
I know this isn't Cayuga basin however: Yesterday, while in a Louisiana swamp, I watched a couple of blackbirds harassing a black vulture. One of the harassers actually alighted on the vulture's back and vulture surfed for about 200 meters. Couldn't tell the species for sure from a distance but

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread John Wobus
Meena wrote: (or is it called death of crow?) Murder of crows is the old poetic phrase. Perhaps there is some logic behind it. John -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread Meena Haribal
-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John Wobus Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 2:25 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Cc: John Wobus Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?) Meena wrote: (or is it called death of crow?) Murder of crows is the old poetic phrase. Perhaps

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?) Meena wrote: (or is it called death of crow?) Murder of crows is the old poetic phrase. Perhaps there is some logic behind it. John -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread Marie P Read
...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Kevin J. McGowan [k...@cornell.edu] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 2:43 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?) It's a flock. Murder is an insulting term, poetic or not. Kevin -Original Message- From

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread Anne Clark
] on behalf of Kevin J. McGowan [k...@cornell.edu] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 2:43 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?) It's a flock. Murder is an insulting term, poetic or not. Kevin -Original Message- From

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread geokloppel
One reason these odd collective nouns haven't been assigned to Peregrines or Great Horned Owls is just that those birds don't noticeably flock. Come to think of it, the connotations of flock are mostly unflattering too. Etymologically, a flock is a crowd of followers, whose collective behavior

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread Linda Post Van Buskirk
[mailto:bounce-61034112-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Clark Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 3:49 PM To: Marie P Read Cc: Kevin J. McGowan; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?) And the irony is the murders often form when (the crows fear that?) a crow

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?)

2012-06-01 Thread Tom
P Read Cc: Kevin J. McGowan; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mob of crow (or is it called death of crow?) And the irony is the murders often form when (the crows fear that?) a crow is threatened... They don't go after prey in flocks; they group in response to THEIR predators