Dave in Westfield 3 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 My wife and I were just (March 3rd) at a spot on the White River, north of Indianapolis, IN, and saw a flock of birds like we’ve never seen before. We heard them first — an unusual warbling song — that was moving overhead slowly upriver. When we finally saw them through the trees (never could get a good picture), it was a very large flock, with what looked like silvery wings (or at least light-colored), flying VERY high in a slow, lazy circle, but gradually making their way north. Any ideas what they could’ve been? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Birding Boy 2,270 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Cedar Waxwings? Pine Siskins? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 1,910 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 31 minutes ago, Dave in Westfield said: My wife and I were just (March 3rd) at a spot on the White River, north of Indianapolis, IN, and saw a flock of birds like we’ve never seen before. We heard them first — an unusual warbling song — that was moving overhead slowly upriver. When we finally saw them through the trees (never could get a good picture), it was a very large flock, with what looked like silvery wings (or at least light-colored), flying VERY high in a slow, lazy circle, but gradually making their way north. Any ideas what they could’ve been? How large were the birds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bird Brain 1,472 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Sounds like Sandhill Cranes, with the warbling sound you describe and the slow, lazy circling. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Birding Boy 2,270 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Sorry. Disregard my previous post. I read that incorrectly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 1,910 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 4 minutes ago, Bird Brain said: Sounds like Sandhill Cranes, with the warbling sound you describe and the slow, lazy circling. My thoughts as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 4,467 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 10 minutes ago, Avery said: How large were the birds? Check out the title. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave in Westfield 3 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 We didn’t get a good close look because they were so high, but our best guess is that they were the size of geese. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 1,910 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Just now, Dave in Westfield said: We didn’t get a good close look because they were so high, but our best guess is that they were the size of geese. Sandhill cranes sound like the most likely suspect, especially if they were circling high in the sky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave in Westfield 3 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Thanks, Bird Brain and Avery! I just read up on Sandhill Cranes and listened to a recording of them, and that sure sounds like them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 3,316 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kevin said: Check out the title. Actually, the title indicated that the flock was large, not the birds. If the birds were large, the modifier “large” would have been placed immediately before the word or phrase it modified, which would have been “birds.” Edited March 4 by Tony Leukering addition 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,261 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Why not American White Pelicans? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan B 1,486 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 6 minutes ago, IKLland said: Why not American White Pelicans? They were calling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,261 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 minute ago, Aidan B said: They were calling I guess that explains the time I thought I saw a white pelican mimicking a goose.....it was a goose than! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave in Westfield 3 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 It was a large flock, as I indicated in the title, but as I also said, my best guess is that the birds themselves were fairly large. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 1,272 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 By the way, @Dave in Westfield, welcome to Whatbird!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave in Westfield 3 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Thanks, Seanbird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aveschapines 910 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 13 hours ago, Dave in Westfield said: It was a large flock, as I indicated in the title, but as I also said, my best guess is that the birds themselves were fairly large. Welcome to WhatBird! I also understood the flock to be large, just for another take on the title. Sounds like a cool sighting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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