We predict that more people are going to get gull-sweeps and birds will have fewer places to land. The birds may start landing on houses and docks. If people have a problem with birds on their buildings, this study suggests they should put gull-sweeps on them instead of fake owls. By Rachel Ms. Smith's class Gowana Middle School Clifton Park, NY Grade 7 GO BACK Grebe By Hannah Ms. Smith's class Gowana Middle School Clifton Park, NY Grade 7 GO BACK Birds of a Feather Flock Together By Alix Ms. Bauer's class Lower Southampton Elementary School Feasterville, PA Grade 3 Birds flock because there is safety in groups. Groups of birds have a better chance of avoiding predators than one bird on their own.
Birds feeding in flocks always have a few lookouts ready to sound the alarm in case of enemies.
Even if a predator attacks, it might get confused by the big numbers of birds and it can't manage to get one single bird out of the big crowd. For this very same reason, zebras run in herds and fish swim in schools.