I looked up one day quite by accident (these were the days when large flocks of all kinds of birds were a regular thing) and saw these large, white birds. I ran in to the house, grabbed my binoculars and saw them. It was mind blowing for me. Every spring I would see them. We no longer see large flocks of anything even during migration. It is sad. I lived in the perfect place, migration alley. We rarely see more than one or two birds at a time anymore. On the farm, only a few ducks every year on our big pond that was once covered with many species.

Sorry, I got off track. This is really cool. I am happy to hear that large numbers are still seen.