Comments on: Icy http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/02/01/icy/ A Bird Watcher's View of the World Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:18:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John Beighle http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/02/01/icy/#comment-438 John Beighle Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:02:46 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/02/01/icy/#comment-438 I did a google search on grackles and your post from last november popped up regarding thousands of grackles flying past your location...i drive 150 miles/day in my commute through the panhandle of texas and everday, this time of year, my carpooler and i track how long the line of grackles is that we see (in the same area) daily...today the line was 7 miles long...probably longer considering we were traveling the opposite direction they were flying... Do you know anything about this phenomenon, or would you know who would? I didn't notice where you are blogging from, but really don't know where to start. It is one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed!! Thanks for any help, JB I did a google search on grackles and your post from last november popped up regarding thousands of grackles flying past your location…i drive 150 miles/day in my commute through the panhandle of texas and everday, this time of year, my carpooler and i track how long the line of grackles is that we see (in the same area) daily…today the line was 7 miles long…probably longer considering we were traveling the opposite direction they were flying…

Do you know anything about this phenomenon, or would you know who would? I didn’t notice where you are blogging from, but really don’t know where to start. It is one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed!!

Thanks for any help,
JB

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