Birds

Just before we got to Sonic in Alvarado we noticed lots of birds flying and sitting on the wires over the highway intersection. These were mostly Boat Tailed Grackles and were larger than the usual black bird flocks. Then we noticed that the lawn of the bank was covered with birds hopping around and pecking for food.

The hill between the Sonic and McDonalds was covered with hundreds of them. You could hardly see the lawn in some spots.






As we sat in the car at Sonic I could see the birds in our rear view mirror. All at once they flew away. One minute the ground was covered with black birds and two seconds later there was not one single bird left. Guess they went to find a tree for the night!