[TN-Bird] Re: blue million blackbirds Wm'son Co
- From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
- To: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:23:00 EST
In a message dated 12/13/2008 1:25:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,
Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx writes:
Numbers are difficult but I would estimate between 200 to 500 THOUSAND COM.
GRACKLES, and very possibly more.
On a cold, December day many years ago, I saw a steady stream of migrating
blackbirds, mostly grackles, all the way up highway 41-A from Shelbyville
north
to where it intersects with 31-A .
Another time, this one in Florida. several of us observed millions of gulls
(mostly ring-bills) that just kept coming in a steady stream for TWO days, day
and night, during bad weather. I lived near the Indian River in Indialantic;
Allan and Helen Cruickshank lived right across the road from the Indian River
in Rockledge, and Maggie Bowman, a well known birder in Florida & New York,
had a winter home on the river in Wabasso. The birds were going past all three
places during the same period. I went down to Maggie's, and we took turns
watching and staying in touch with the Cruickshanks whose home was about 50
miles up river from us.Even Allan said that he didn't realize there were THAT
many
gulls in the whole world!!!!!!! It was an unbelievable two days, and there
was a light rain along with the cold weather the whole time.
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
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