I believe that Greg Lasley once reported more than 50 of these birds in one field - ,amy years ago. Keith Arnold TAMU, Bryan On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Winnie <wbburkett@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Neat! I know families roost together into the winter and I know largish > groups feed together when there is a lot of food but I haven't heard of > them roosting together. > > > Winnie Burkett > Friendswood & the Bolivar Peninsula > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: s.gleason <s.gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tue, Jan 21, 2014 1:27 pm > Subject: [texbirds] Communal roosting, Crested Caracaras? > > > Has anyone observed this in Texas? > > Last Saturday evening at dusk between San Ygnacio and Zapata we saw a lot > (maybe > 50) Crested Caracaras all headed in the same general direction (southwest) > at > the same time. They were'nt in one large flock, but in twos and threes, > spread > out along a half mile stretch of highway. It reminded me very much of > herons > flying to roost. > > Scott Gleason > Tomball > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner