No doubt two groups of 17 that may have lost one or two to attrition.

Gene.

On Thu, 12 Oct 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> >Gene Hunn wrote
> >
> >"It was a joke, an old "Rich Stallcup story" from California, that he
> >claimed they always came in flocks of 17."
> >
> >I have heard from participants that Victor Emmanual says that the average
> >Bushtit flock is 13. I could never get the little guys to stay still long
> >enough to count them. Shall we start a numerology study?
> >I have never had Bushtits come to the suet. I have also noticed that they
> >will often hang out with the Golden-crowned Kinglets. Or vice versa.
> >
> >Jim Rosso
>
> Actually, I liked Ellen's "32" better. I feel that many of the flocks I
> see contain around 30 individuals.
>
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