A CLOUD OF GRACKLES - 2013-1-26 PL DE
update 1/15/2016: Saw the following about our area's massive flocks of blackbirds posted:
"The flocks roost together at night in marshes and then head out to forage for food during the day. The Delaware Bay region is known as a huge staging area for blackbirds in the fall and spring. In fact, most of the entire northeastern North American population of these species stop in the Bay area…over 500 million birds. (Birds of Delaware, Blackbird Roosts in Delaware. J.T. Linehan. pp. 523-4). "
full article at: http://blog.delawarenaturesociety.org/2016/01/13/red-winged-blackbirds/
"The flocks roost together at night in marshes and then head out to forage for food during the day. The Delaware Bay region is known as a huge staging area for blackbirds in the fall and spring. In fact, most of the entire northeastern North American population of these species stop in the Bay area…over 500 million birds. (Birds of Delaware, Blackbird Roosts in Delaware. J.T. Linehan. pp. 523-4). "
full article at: http://blog.delawarenaturesociety.org/2016/01/13/red-winged-blackbirds/
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2013-1-26 - I followed Kevin outside at dusk and it was *noisy*
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2013-1-26 - a loud mix of blackbirds chattering, squeaking, and clucking
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2013-1-26 - more incoming (Grackles by the looks of it) from a southerly direction - to the spatially challenged, that means the
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2013-1-26 - most of them appear to be Common Grackles.
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2013-1-26 - Looking like black leaves, the birds preferred to land in the sturdy branches of the tall Oaks across the street.
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2013-1-26 - A few more settled in. It was dark the next time I went out and they were gone, of course.
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