[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

If you fish the ponds, they are not a welcome sight. The flock synchronizes a sweep across a large area of a pond to herd fish into a shallow end up near shore and then feast. When one pond is cleaned out to their satisfaction they move on to the next. A great example of teamwork in nature. It seems that the "loners" on a pond are the scouts and are usually joined by the flock a day or two after the scouts arrive.

Saw they kept dipping their beaks into the water and wondered why.

Thanks for sharing