10-27-2023, 09:59 AM
Hi Tim-
I've seen murmuration just west of the DC area, and just east of Virginia's Bull Run Mountains.
Other birds may fly in large flocks, yet apparently starlings are the only bird species that exhibits the exquisite phenomenon of murmuration.
Interesting tidbit:
All the European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds set loose in New York's Central Park in the early 1890s. The birds were intentionally released by a group who wanted America to have all the birds that Shakespeare ever mentioned.
- Living Bird Magazine
Starling murmuration is widespread across America now.
Thanks for the comments,
Mark
I've seen murmuration just west of the DC area, and just east of Virginia's Bull Run Mountains.
Other birds may fly in large flocks, yet apparently starlings are the only bird species that exhibits the exquisite phenomenon of murmuration.
Interesting tidbit:
All the European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds set loose in New York's Central Park in the early 1890s. The birds were intentionally released by a group who wanted America to have all the birds that Shakespeare ever mentioned.
- Living Bird Magazine
Starling murmuration is widespread across America now.
Thanks for the comments,
Mark