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Strange bird behavior?
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[quote:birdwatcher1 1304805:MV8xMzQ2MTQyXzIzMTM2MTM0XzY0NTU2RUM2] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1144159] Sounds like a perfectly normal flock of Startlings... some incorrectly call 'black birds'. Strangely, since the USDA poisoned off a bunch of 'black birds' really startlings in South Dakota a couple of weeks back I have seen none here in mid-Nebraska. Now we have gackles, which I had never before seen here. And these gackles just love to eat the cat food we leave out for the neighborhood 'stray' cat. [/quote] I just noticed this happening this evening around 7pm CST in the midwest. It seemed kind of eerie. There were power lines around 1 huge sighting, but not the other. I was wondering if this had anything to do with the so called "SUPERMOON" like if it messes with their instincts or something??? [/quote]
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So today, for about the 4th time since the week after xmas 2010, saw some strange behavior in a large group of black birds.
They were swarming which I've never seen them do before AND also seemed confused.
Some would fly one way and some would go another way. There were also VERY loud in thier chirping because there were so many of them.
They did all of this for about 1/2 hour before they finally flew far enough away I didn't see them anymore.
This was in WV.
Does anyone know of a way to tell whether this is NORMAL behavior?
*I* haven't ever noticed this before, but to be honest, haven't paid much attention to it either so I'm trying to find out what is what.
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