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What happened to the black bird flocks
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:34 pm
When I was a young, I saw huge black bird flocks flying over my place of residence.
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Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:38 pm to Da Sheik
I’ve seen huge flocks flying over
My house the past couple of days. Do you live in a rural area?
My house the past couple of days. Do you live in a rural area?
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:41 pm to Da Sheik
Government upgrades to new models that didnt need to be as numerous.
Think of it like only needing an iPhone to do the job of an old Commodore 64.
Think of it like only needing an iPhone to do the job of an old Commodore 64.
This post was edited on 8/27/25 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:42 pm to Da Sheik
They all flew into the light of the dark black night.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:51 pm to The Boat
I’ve wondered the same thing. In the 70’s I’d see huge long flocks of blackbirds flying over head frequently. I live fairly close to where I saw them then, and I never see them anymore.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:52 pm to Da Sheik
They’ll be here around January…
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:53 pm to Da Sheik
they are migratory. it isn't time for them.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:55 pm to Da Sheik
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What happened to the black bird flocks
Probably the same thing that has happened to the flocks of ducks that used to come down and we would have a great hunting season.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:56 pm to Da Sheik
Desegregation.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:57 pm to Da Sheik
Used to clap really hard two or three times and they would immediately split into two groups, fly around me, then seamlessly rejoin.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:58 pm to Da Sheik
The government killed a lot of them. Pesticides killed more. 78% decline in the population since 1970.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/where-have-all-common-grackles-gone
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/where-have-all-common-grackles-gone
This post was edited on 8/27/25 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:59 pm to Rebel
I hear ya, but don’t see them like I did back in the day.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:00 pm to Cycledude
Don’t feel bad. I used to have lots of hummingbirds, but they’ve been almost nonexistent since the summer we had the drought and record temps (‘23 maybe?).
They don’t show during the fall or spring migration. And I used to have a shitload of them.
They don’t show during the fall or spring migration. And I used to have a shitload of them.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:02 pm to Landmass
Dayum, sad
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:03 pm to Da Sheik
With the invention of drones, the government no longer needs birds to spy on citizens, making many of the birds inoperable.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:25 pm to Da Sheik
Are you referring to large groups of crows flying to and from their massive communal roosts? If so, in some regions American Crow populations were decimated by the West Nile Virus and are still recovering.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:26 pm to Da Sheik
We use to call them “shite poppers “
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:27 pm to Da Sheik
They come through occasionally where I am, usually in Fall and Winter. They're mixed flocks with Blackbirds, Grackles, shitty European Starlings, Grey Catbirds, etc.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:28 pm to Da Sheik
Wind turbines got 'em.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:56 pm to LegendInMyMind
Grey catbird? You certain thats not brown headed cowbird? Blackbirds, grackles, Starlings and cowbirds all hang out together up here. With really large flocks sometimes its only blackbirds. Flock size has decreased 80% from old days.
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