But you would hardly know it from the flurry of efforts to save the loons, and the way the birds have flocked into the affections of Americans.
The birds flocked, followed by the boats and there would be another five minutes of action before the fish disappeared again.
The sallow-faced Armorer was down on his knees, oblivious to the threat from the mutie birds flocked all around them.
The wild birds flocked to my terrace to enjoy the hospitality I provided for them.
The well was first discovered by the fact that migrating birds, especially swifts and swallows, flocked to it.
Meanwhile, in our garden, the birds have been flocking in with the colder weather.
One hundred meters away, birds flocked around a stunted tree, their cries and flapping wings clear and tiny in the larger silence.
The Indians probably used pine torches; the birds flocked to the light, and were knocked down with a stick.
The birds are flocking south, their mating over for the time being.
Both birds and hunters flocked to the area, and the local duck population was devastated.