Around 1300, over Brooktondale, in a period of 10 minutes, about 30 KILLDEER flew by the house low. They moved from NW to SE, straight-line flight. There was a group of 10, some smaller groups, and some singles. All the singles called, and in the groups, only one bird of the group called. The calls were very evenly spaced, almost like a mechanical recording. Most likely contact calls. I wonder if the members of a group share who calls and who rests. Is this common in other shorebirds?
Weather: low clouds and some drizzle, but pretty good visibility. Steve Fast Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
