Birding 2.19

Went birding in Centennial Woods. Today I spent a lot of time observing crows. This time of year in Vermont always attracts large groups of crows. Even driving to Shelburne resulted in spotting a murder of about 15 crows along the roadside. In Centennial Woods my results were about the same. There are crows everywhere and black-capped chickadees sparingly (that I could see). I was hoping to spot a downy woodpecker but my luck did not prevail. Crow flight patterns are slow, deep, methodological flaps. I don't see them gliding very frequently (as you would with a red-tailed hawk) and often they are on the ground in the first place. In comparison to chickadees, whose flight pattern is sporadic and rapid. Chickadees have very small wings and bodies which makes it easier for them to fly in small spaces and crowded wooded areas.

Posted on February 20, 2020 02:26 AM by grace_patton