Lesly Derksen - Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, BC, Canada

So who showed up?

  • A sedge of Bitterns
  • A brood, clutch, peep of Chickens
  • A gulp of Cormorants
  • A herd, sedge of Cranes
  • A murder, congress of Crows
  • A dole, flight, piteouseness of Doves
  • A raft, brace, paddling of Ducks
  • A convocation, aerie of Eagles
  • A mob of Emus
  • A charm of Finches
  • A stand, flamboyance, pat of Flamingoes
  • A gaggle (on ground), skein (in flight), plump (flying close together) of Geese
  • A covey, pack of Grouse
  • A colony of Gulls
  • A boil, cast, kettle, lease of Hawks
  • A siege, sedge of Herons
  • A colony of Ibises
  • A band, party, scold of Jays
  • A deceit, desert of Lapwings
  • A bevy, exaltation of Larks
  • A charm, congregation, gulp, murder, tiding, tittering of Magpies
  • A flush, puddling, sord, suit of Mallards
  • A watch of Nightingales
  • A parliament, stare, wisdom of Owls
  • A company, pandemonium of Parrots
  • A muster, ostentation, pride, party of Peacocks
  • A squadron, scoop, pod of Pelicans
  • A colony, waddly, rookery (on land), raft (at sea) of Penguins
  • A bouquet, nye, nide, nest, head of Pheasants
  • A kit of Pigeons
  • A congregation, stand, wing of Plovers
  • A bevy, covey, drift of Quails
  • A congress, unkindness of Ravens
  • A building, parliament of Rooks
  • A fling of Sandpipers
  • A walk, wisp of Snipes
  • A host, meinie, tribe of Sparrows
  • A chattering, cloud, congregation, murmuration, clattering of Starlings
  • A mustering, phalanx (migrating) of Storks
  • A flight, gulp of Swallows
  • A wedge, team, lamentation, bank, bevy drift, eyrar, flight, whiting of Swans
  • A flock, scream of Swifts
  • A gang, rafter, gobble, posse, raffle of Turkeys
  • A wake, venue, kettle of Vultures
  • A bunch, knob, raft of Waterfowl
  • A fall of Woodcocks
  • A descent of Woodpeckers
  • A herd, chime of Wrens