The birds gather in the middle of the road they need not fly yet.

The birds all gathered around, so it must be food.

The birds would not cross that line, but more gathered behind it.

Then she realized why the birds had gathered in such large numbers.

But already the birds were gathering around the Ring, intent on its destruction.

The birds are hungry and gather round the corpse to eat it.

"Now the white birds are gathering again," Kamuza told the young men about the watch fire.

Non-breeding birds gather in groups of 40 or 50 during the breeding season.

Up to forty birds may gather to harvest a fruit tree if one is found.

In the poem, the birds of the world gather to decide who is to be their king, as they have none.