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The Birds of March Madness

10,000 Birds

Among the “First Four” games, the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds faced the squad from James Madison University. At least one local European Starling decided to cheer on the Blackbirds at University of Dayton Arena in Ohio, flying around the court and even touching down on the hardwood before perching in the rafters. Temple Owls.

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The Most Birds

10,000 Birds

The same count had 15,000,000 Red-winged Blackbirds and 10,000,000 Common Grackles. The notes on this exceptional number of birds is “counted blackbirds in aggregates of 100,000 and estimated ratios of species every 10 minutes.” The most owls? How about 248 Northern Saw-whet Owls banded in one night ?!?!?!

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