[texbirds] Re: Communal roosting, Crested Caracaras?

  • From: Keith Arnold <kbarnold2@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Winnie Burkett <wbburkett@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:06:22 -0600

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
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