Dave,
Early in winter mornings, tens of thousands of blackbirds leave the marshes in Dorchester County. The Bestpitch Area is a good spot to observe them. The 2007 Christmas Count had almost 68,000 Red-winged Blackbirds and 12,500 Common Grackles.
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD
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From: "David CURSON" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:22:45 PM GMT -05:00 Colombia
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Blackbird Flock Hotspots
Can anyone suggest sites in Maryland for particularly spectacular blackbird flocks in autumn? See the message below for a chance to put Maryland on the Discovery Channel. This would be a great opportunity to show off some our wild marshes to a wide audience.
It would need to be a site where really large flocks (>20,000?, > 50,000?) can reliably be found.
Any ideas? I'll happily forward them.
Dave
David Curson, PhD
Director of Bird Conservation,
Audubon Maryland-DC
Tel: (410) 675 4963
From: Cate Donnegoold [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:25 AM
To: IBA
Cc: Cate Donnegoold
Subject: Blackbird Flock Hotspots
Hello,
I work for a Production Company in England creating a series of programs on North American Wildlife for the Discovery Channel. I am currently researching both location and time of year for witnessing (and filming) species of blackbird flocking together to migrate after breeding. No particular species is necessary, though they must not be introduced (so no starlings please) - I also believe various species will often flock together?
Would you possibly be able to help me with some advice on timings and locations of particularly spectacular flocks, or indeed put me it touch with someone else who may be able to help me?
Many thanks,
Cate Donnegoold
Production Secretary, Wild Horizons Ltd
59 Cotham Hill, Cotham, Bristol BS6 6JR
Telephone: 0117 906 4320 |