My father just brought in a deceased flicker.  He said that he saw it in my backyard on the ground.  He walked over to check if it was alright and it took off in rapid flight toward the woods.  Then, it just fell from the sky, dead.  I don't know that I have heard of a bird falling from the air like that without being shot but it must happen on occasion.  He said that it took off and flew in a completely normal manner, not as if it was sick or injured. Glenn WilliamsMystic

I did have a lovebird fall from a flight and die (indoors), so it can indeed happen quickly. Mary Mushinsky, Wallingford On 1/25/2015 1:46 PM, Glenn Williams via CTBirds wrote: > My father just brought in a deceased flicker. He said that he saw it in my backyard on the ground. He walked over to check if it was alright and it took off in rapid flight toward the woods. Then, it just fell from the sky, dead. I don't know that I have heard of a bird falling from the air like that without being shot but it must happen on occasion. He said that it took off and flew in a completely normal manner, not as if it was sick or injured. > Glenn WilliamsMystic > _______________________________________________ > 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

Didn't a similar event happen to Roger Tory Peterson as a child, and that was a huge inspiration? On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 12:16 AM, Mary Mushinsky via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: I did have a lovebird fall from a flight and die (indoors), so it can indeed happen quickly. Mary Mushinsky, Wallingford On 1/25/2015 1:46 PM, Glenn Williams via CTBirds wrote: > My father just brought in a deceased flicker. He said that he saw it in my backyard on the ground. He walked over to check if it was alright and it took off in rapid flight toward the woods. Then, it just fell from the sky, dead. I don't know that I have heard of a bird falling from the air like that without being shot but it must happen on occasion. He said that it took off and flew in a completely normal manner, not as if it was sick or injured. > Glenn WilliamsMystic > _______________________________________________ > 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

" On one hike up Swede Hill, Roger saw a clump of feathers sitting low in a tree. He watched it for several minutes, but it did not move. It must be dead, Roger thought. Silently he crept up to the brown bundle and reached out a finger. With one touch, it burst into life and flew out of sight. Roger’s heart raced as fast as the startled flicker’s. So alive, thought Roger. How wonderful to be free to fly anywhere. That was the moment Roger knew he would spend his life with birds." (For the Birds, The Life of Roger Tory Peterson) Steve Mayo Bethany On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 8:55 AM, Steve Mayo and Rebecca Horowitz via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: Didn't a similar event happen to Roger Tory Peterson as a child, and that was a huge inspiration? On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 12:16 AM, Mary Mushinsky via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: I did have a lovebird fall from a flight and die (indoors), so it can indeed happen quickly. Mary Mushinsky, Wallingford On 1/25/2015 1:46 PM, Glenn Williams via CTBirds wrote: > My father just brought in a deceased flicker. He said that he saw it in my backyard on the ground. He walked over to check if it was alright and it took off in rapid flight toward the woods. Then, it just fell from the sky, dead. I don't know that I have heard of a bird falling from the air like that without being shot but it must happen on occasion. He said that it took off and flew in a completely normal manner, not as if it was sick or injured. > Glenn WilliamsMystic > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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