10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Breeding in Northern Japan and wintering in the Phillippines, some seem to take a migratory rest stop (and slight deviation) at the Shanghai coast. For example, the main article states that “At Lac de Grand Lieu, W France, birds commute 2–38 km between colony and feeding territories.” A juvenile Chinese Blackbird.

LACS 259

LACS Birds France Japan 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2012

Barf at blackbirds. Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. They are fearful of flycatchers. Galled at gulls. They wince at warblers. Wail at waterfowl. Flinch at finches. Grind teeth at grosbeaks. Gnaw themselves at gnatcatchers. Spew at sparrows. And…you guessed it…shed tears for shorebirds.

LACS 213

LACS Alaska Connecticut Wildlife 213

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. Some birds breed in flocks, at least in part to avoid predation. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE. Nesting on steep cliffs makes it practically impossible for mammalian predators to reach them. Flocks are formed for many reasons.

North Dakota 168

North Dakota LACS Oakland Iceland 168