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Could they have been nighthawks? I've seen flocks of up to 30-40 feeding to=
gether in the air during fall migration. It's quite a spectacle and does ki=
nd of look like sandpiper flock behaviour.
Greg
Sackville, NB
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of V Redden
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:21 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Birds in Alberta
Hi everyone
I was in Alberta this month and the day I was leaving I saw a huge (maybe h=
undreds) flock of birds circling overhead. I did not get a close look ( My =
binoculars were packed and they were injured, probably fatally, by Air Cana=
da in my flight out, ) so I can only describe their behaviour. These were l=
arge birds with a wide wing span, they circled around each other like a flo=
ck of sandpipers in migration. They called but I can't describe that. Many =
swans and geese flocks had been migrating in the previous days. The flock s=
tayed in the same area just circling and reforming. I can't discount gulls =
although I have never seen gulls do this.
I would appreciate any comments.
i know it's not NS related but many list subscribers are great travellers. =
Thanks for all the replies.
Virginia Redden
Port Howe
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<span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";c=
olor:blue'>Could they have been nighthawks? I’ve seen flocks of up to=
30-40 feeding together in the air during fall migration. It’s quite =
a spectacle and does kind of look like sandpiper flock behaviour.<o:p></o:p=
></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-famil=
y:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Goth=
ic","sans-serif";color:blue'>Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";=
color:blue'>Sackville, NB</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family=
:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0=
in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ta=
homa","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style=3D'font-si=
ze:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> naturens-own=
er@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </=
b>V Redden<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> n=
aturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Birds in Alberta<o:p><=
/o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'>Hi every=
one<br>I was in Alberta this month and the day I was leaving I saw a huge (=
maybe hundreds) flock of birds circling overhead. I did not get a close loo=
k ( My binoculars were packed and they were injured, probably fatally, by A=
ir Canada in my flight out, ) so I can only describe their behaviour. These=
were large birds with a wide wing span, they circled around each other lik=
e a flock of sandpipers in migration. They called but I can't describe that=
. Many swans and geese flocks had been migrating in the previous days. The =
flock stayed in the same area just circling and reforming. I can't discount=
gulls although I have never seen gulls do this. <br>I would appreciate any=
comments. <br>i know it's not NS related but many list subscribers are gre=
at travellers. Thanks for all the replies. <br>Virginia Redden<br>Port Howe=
<br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>&l