Posted by M Moline fan on December 07, 2008 at 19:40:26 from (209.143.50.85):
In Reply to: OT; What were they? posted by Gene Dotson on December 07, 2008 at 11:25:20:
Strange you should mention that. I was outside this afternoon (west central Ohio) for a short while and heard as you say a "chortling" or warbling sound. Overhead flew a flock of large birds. They were white with black wing tips, probably 3 dozen birds at least. I happened to have a camera and got a couple pictures, tho not very "close up". I looked up birds of their desciption, it appears they're whooping cranes. It said they were nearly extinct in the 1970's, they migrate from northern Canada to Texas and have wingspans up to 8 feet. Wonder why there'd only been a few birds on the ground where you saw them.
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