Ah, yes, thank you Spencer! That makes a lot more sense. [?]

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Spencer Hardy
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> Not sure what size birds were seen, but American Crows are a likely
> candidate. Every evening in the winter, flocks gather from all around the
> area to roost communally. Many years there is a large roost in Lebanon with
> upwards of three thousand birds. Streams can be seen headed in that
> direction starting by early afternoon and can become quite a sight.
>
> Spencer
> Norwich
>
>
> On Jan 5, 2012, at 5:50 PM, Alexander Dickey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Wow, sounds like quite a sight! The only thing I can think of is European
> > Starlings. I've seen them performing similar aerial shows in film clips
> > from Europe. At times they fly together in beautiful shape-shifting
> > "clouds." I've seen them do it here as well, but never as spectacularly
> as
> > in the videos of them from their native continent. You might try looking
> > their flocking behavior up on Youtube. Good luck!
> >
> > Best,
> > Alex Dickey
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Anna Slack <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Birders!
> >>
> >> As I was headed home on I-89 last night I noticed very large flocks of
> >> birds - or possibly one huge flock - trailing in a huge ribbon across
> the
> >> sky between the Dartmouth exit and heading on back toward the
> construction
> >> mess in West Lebanon.  Not being trained in such things I was curious to
> >> see if it would make mention on the listserv today - did anyone else
> >> experience this?  What were they?  It was quite impressive, it reminded
> me
> >> how entire caves of bats will fly in mass exodus into the night skies
> for
> >> feeding.  So much so, in fact, that I began to wonder if it was
> bats....or
> >> what could have possibly stirred up such a movement.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any info & please forgive if my terminology is not correct!
> >>
> >> Curiously,
> >>
> >> Anna Slack
> >>
> >> Programs Coordinator, UVLT
> >>
>