Marty- Were they carrying sleds or skis? -Sean Murtha www.seanmurthaart.com Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:17 -0500 (EST) From: Martin Moore <[javascript:void(0);] mhmoorep@aol.com> To: [javascript:void(0);] ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: [CT Birds] Any theories? Message-ID: <[javascript:void(0);] 8CEA351E19323FA-1030-3016@webmail-m039.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Fifty-four American crows were strutting around on the ice/snow at North Farms Reservoir in Wallingford today which is a sight I haven't seen before. They were a long way from open water where geese, ducks and gulls are congregated. There was no apparent source of food where the crows were gathered. What were they doing? Marty Moore Wallingford

Maybe ice fishing?? -----Original Message----- From: sean@seanmurthaart.com Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:10 AM To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Any theories? Marty- Were they carrying sleds or skis? -Sean Murtha www.seanmurthaart.com Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:17 -0500 (EST) From: Martin Moore <[javascript:void(0);] mhmoorep@aol.com> To: [javascript:void(0);] ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: [CT Birds] Any theories? Message-ID: <[javascript:void(0);] 8CEA351E19323FA-1030-3016@webmail-m039.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Fifty-four American crows were strutting around on the ice/snow at North Farms Reservoir in Wallingford today which is a sight I haven't seen before. They were a long way from open water where geese, ducks and gulls are congregated. There was no apparent source of food where the crows were gathered. What were they doing? Marty Moore Wallingford

Maybe thinking they were hanging out with other crows due to their reflections in the ice? > From: bka11@comcast.net > To: sean@seanmurthaart.com; ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:50:58 -0500 > Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Any theories? > > Maybe ice fishing?? > > -----Original Message----- > From: sean@seanmurthaart.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:10 AM > To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Any theories? > > > Marty- > > Were they carrying sleds or skis? > > -Sean Murtha > > www.seanmurthaart.com > > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:17 -0500 (EST) > From: Martin Moore <[javascript:void(0);] mhmoorep@aol.com> > To: [javascript:void(0);] ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Subject: [CT Birds] Any theories? > Message-ID: <[javascript:void(0);] > 8CEA351E19323FA-1030-3016@webmail-m039.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Fifty-four American crows were strutting around on the ice/snow at North > Farms Reservoir in Wallingford today which is a sight I haven't seen before. > They were a long way from open water where geese, ducks and gulls are > congregated. There was no apparent source of food where the crows were > gathered. What were they doing? > > > Marty Moore > Wallingford > > > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org

I just thought they were feeding on springtails just like the Hammo birds a few winters ago.  But I like these theories much better.   Steve Mayo Bethany --- On Fri, 1/20/12, Robert Maleski <maleski@msn.com> wrote: From: Robert Maleski <maleski@msn.com> Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Any theories? To: bka11@comcast.net, sean@seanmurthaart.com, "ctbirds" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Date: Friday, January 20, 2012, 1:59 AM Maybe thinking they were hanging out with other crows due to their reflections in the ice? > From: bka11@comcast.net > To: sean@seanmurthaart.com; ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:50:58 -0500 > Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Any theories? > > Maybe ice fishing?? > > -----Original Message----- > From: sean@seanmurthaart.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:10 AM > To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Any theories? > > > Marty- > > Were they carrying sleds or skis? > > -Sean Murtha > > www.seanmurthaart.com > > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:17 -0500 (EST) > From: Martin Moore <[javascript:void(0);] mhmoorep@aol.com> > To: [javascript:void(0);] ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Subject: [CT Birds] Any theories? > Message-ID: <[javascript:void(0);] > 8CEA351E19323FA-1030-3016@webmail-m039.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Fifty-four American crows were strutting around on the ice/snow at North > Farms Reservoir in Wallingford today which is a sight I haven't seen before. > They were a long way from open water where geese, ducks and gulls are > congregated. There was no apparent source of food where the crows were > gathered. What were they doing? > > > Marty Moore > Wallingford > > > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org                           _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org