Regarding 'frozen' snipe. About 20 years ago, during a 'hard' winter we
had a large group (not a flock) show up in the pastures AND woods at
our place. There is a small creek so moving water and snipe were
'everywhere'. Quite tame with singles scattered all around. The following
winter, not so cold, there was a much smaller 'echo' invasion. Apparently
they remembered the previous winter? Never seen this before or after these
2 years in 40+ years.
Anybody else seen this in the Willamette Valley?
Bob OBrien Carver OR
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 2:41 AM JOHN S MC DONALD <bigrocketman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
That is certainly a great photo and probably a once-in-a-lifetime shot.
How long did the snipe perch there? You won't find many birds that can fly
as fast. During hard winters, with very little unfrozen mud available, I've
seen them band into flocks of 100 or so. They flew in tight formation, much
like dunlin and made those same, synchronized turns.
Steve McDonald
http://flickr.com/photos/22121562@N00/
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