..... just when you thought it wasn’t possible for Vi to bore

you with any more birding trivia …

 

A group of indigo buntings are collectively

known as a "decoration", "mural", and "sacrifice"

 

A group of herons is called a scattering, sedge or siege

A group of cormorants - a "flight", "gulp", "rookery", "sunning", and "swim"

 

 

A group of vultures is called a wake, committee, venue, kettle, or volt.  Kettle refers

to vultures in flight; committee, volt, and venue to vultures resting in trees. Wake

for a group of vultures that are feeding (you’ve been lying awake at night

wondering about this, haven’t you!)

A group of hawks - either cast, aerie or kettle of hawks

How about a "jar" of nuthatches

A group of cardinals may be called a college , a conclave,

a deck, a radiance, or a Vatican

 

A group of Blue Jays is often referred to as a “party” or a “band”

 

Goldfinches and Hummingbirds - a “charm”

 

A group of Woodpeckers hanging together is known as a “descent”

 A “mumuration” or “chattering” of Starlings

A banditry of chickadees

And Cedar Waxwings - an "ear-full" or a "museum"

 

A group of blackbirds has many collective nouns, including 

 "cloud", "cluster", and "merl"

 

A group of geese is referred to as a flock. When on the ground

they are referred to as a gaggle and when in the air, a skein.

 

And my particular favourite ......

 a “murder” of crows!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.... spring has officially sprung, my bird watching group has started tramping

through the bush again - so it's time for everyone to be bored with the

first deer and hawk photos of the season!!!!