Date: 2/8/26 4:07 am From: Seth Nehrbass via groups.io <snehrbass...> Subject: Re: [labird] Louisiana eBird trivia question
------------------------------ *From:* <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of Peter H Yaukey via groups.io <pyaukey...> *Sent:* Saturday, February 7, 2026 1:54:28 PM *To:* LABIRD List <labird...> *Subject:* [labird] Louisiana eBird trivia question
LaBirders:
I happened to notice just now that the single highest count of any bird species in the USA on eBird, belongs to Louisiana. It is from a list made in Cameron Parish on 4/20/1988.
This prompts me to post this trivia question: what was the species?
Rather than ending the competition when I receive the first correct answer, I will let folks keep posting their guesses (please Reply All so everyone can see). When these are accumulated, I will post the answer. Searching maxima for LA or USA in eBird is of course, forbidden.
Peter Yaukey
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Red-winged blackbird
As a child and a young teen (born in 1960) we would drive from Lafayette to Pecan Island (in Vermilion Parish, next to Cameron Parish) and see flocks of (seemingly) millions of blackbirds stretching for (seemingly) miles. I now presume that these were mostly red-winged blackbirds. I don't recall trying to count them at the time. I don't know whether such large flocks still exist. I don't recall ever seeing as many birds of any other species in one flock. Thus, I didn't just copy an earlier answer which I saw when I was scrolling down to respond to the original message.
Thanks,
Seth
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