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DURHAM D

(32,978 posts) Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:41 AM 18 hrs ago

Thousands and thousands of honkers just flew over my house.

The temperature is in the teens and they were flying north. They woke me up.

What do they know that I don't know and the weatherman doesn't know?

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Thousands and thousands of honkers just flew over my house. (Original Post) DURHAM D 18 hrs ago OP

That is amazing that they would be flying north so soon. We get them flying over in late March or April. Thank you for debm55 18 hrs ago #1

Agree, animals often know well in advance bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #2

Well, silly! What do you expect when you live under the freeway at rush hour? Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #3

Looking for open water WestMichRad 12 hrs ago #4

Same Thing Here, Yesterday ProfessorGAC 7 hrs ago #5

debm55

(57,333 posts)

1. That is amazing that they would be flying north so soon. We get them flying over in late March or April. Thank you for

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Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:44 AM

18 hrs ago

sharing , DURHAM D

bucolic_frolic

(54,388 posts)

2. Agree, animals often know well in advance

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Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:59 AM

18 hrs ago

Jays were feeding here frantically 3 days before the last storm. They knew it was coming. Just like their brains hone in on magnetic polar gravitation for direction, they somehow sense storms in advance. Maybe it's vibration, temperature, humidity.

Wonder Why

(6,615 posts)

3. Well, silly! What do you expect when you live under the freeway at rush hour?

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Fri Jan 30, 2026, 10:11 AM

18 hrs ago

WestMichRad

(3,038 posts)

4. Looking for open water

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Fri Jan 30, 2026, 04:08 PM

12 hrs ago

ProfessorGAC

(76,052 posts)

5. Same Thing Here, Yesterday

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Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:22 PM

7 hrs ago

Took close to 10 minutes for them to clear the sky over the yard.
Weird thing is, they were flying east to west.
Maybe headed for the cooling lakes near the nuclear plant? Those would be much warmer than the surrounding air.

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