While on a trip, picking up my rental car, a lunch truck (dining vehicle) pulled up in front of me. As it rang its bell, about 50 brewer's blackbirds began calling and flying in from all around the airport parking lots. Within seconds, the truck was surrounded by brewer's blackbirds looking for a free meal from the lunch truck.

I was awestruck that these birds have learned to "follow" the lunch truck for handouts and recognized the "bell". I didn't see any people similarly flock to the truck ;-)

Any one else notice such behavior?

Happy birding,
A. Kopitov
Seattle, WA