How strange. This happened elsewhere, at another blogger's house. http://asmallvictory.net/archives/007506.html

Posted by: Tom | Sep 30, 2004 1:32:20 PM

Looks like somebody was overseeding their lawn.

Posted by: MiloG | Sep 30, 2004 1:33:53 PM

Birds grow from seeds?

Posted by: carya | Sep 30, 2004 2:21:32 PM

Maybe the area was ripe with worms.

Posted by: Miss Martta | Sep 30, 2004 2:57:39 PM

How can you tell when a worm is ripe?

Posted by: Confused Citizen | Sep 30, 2004 4:31:17 PM

Sigh. City folk...

Every fall the starlings migrate in large flocks south. They stop wherever to feed or roost.

Posted by: The Proprietor | Sep 30, 2004 5:10:25 PM

Do they leave when the worms run out? Why do they leave? Taxes? Bad schools? Bad Pizza?

Posted by: carya | Sep 30, 2004 10:55:46 PM

Wildlife Update: Cycling to work this morning, I spotted a turtle in the gutter of Bloomfield Avenue, just over the Baristaville city limits in Newark. It was not pigeon food -- at least not yet -- but you wonder how it was going to make the leap over the curb to safety.

Posted by: Reporter in Stitches | Oct 1, 2004 12:43:04 PM

I live on Brookdale Park in Bloomfield and have witnessed this kind of bird swarming in my own yard. Very eerie the first time you see it. This morning, though, I had another bird sighting as I walked the Brookdale Park track: the most beautiful (giant) red-tail hawk enjoying its breakfast on a low bough just above the bleachers. I was able to get within 20 feet of this magnificent creature and watch it up close and personal for several minutes. It had very thickly-feathered legs which made me think it was a juvenile eagle. But a quick spin through google images set me straight. However, I did discover that we might very well see some eagles migrating our way over the next several weeks. Keep your eyes peeled and your small dogs close. That hawk was doing some big eatin'!

Posted by: Mary | Oct 1, 2004 1:26:57 PM