I was taking a hike at Fort Hill and stopped at Hemenway Landing when I heard this racket out on the marsh. There were hundreds of Double-Crested Cormorants in a huge group, or flight, on the water. I’ve never seen anything like this before. Were they all congregating together before they start their migration? Was there really good fish in the water?
I did not see any of them diving, so I didn’t think it was a feeding frenzy. Does anyone have any idea what would cause this?
I’m going to guess they’re migrating south and also know where there’s a good food supply.
Kind of a migratory highway rest stop.
Along the Connecticut River, tree swallows in the thousands gather to roost during their fall migration. There’s a very nice river cruise that takes passengers to their roosting spot at dusk, just as they settle down for the night. Quite a sight!