Talk:Mixed-species foraging flock

message: The new material added anonymously needs to be checked and incorporated better.
Also, can we take out all the scientific names?  We have links, after all, and the scientific names make the article even harder to read. —JerryFriedman  (Talk) 18:37, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Incidentally, my edit summary should have said, "Please don't remove sourced material without discussing it first." —JerryFriedman  (Talk) 20:15, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with removing the scientific names.--Brambleshire (talk) 05:13, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: New and old stuff

message: Thanks to Jimfbleak, two papers on feeding success in mixed-species winter flocks in Spain:
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—JerryFriedman  (Talk) 01:18, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Refs on benefits of flocking 

message: Extensive bibliography from the AOU. —JerryFriedman  (Talk) 21:15, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography 

message: I mean, pretty much any species of gull will flock with any other species of gull when feeding (well, from my own observations of Herring, LBB, GBB, Common and Black-headed Gulls all milling around together).... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 23:02, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think those gull flocks are examples of the "feeding aggregations" that the lead distinguishes from the flocks this article is about. —JerryFriedman  (Talk) 02:43, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with JerryFriedman, the behavior of gulls does not fit the dynamic. This article is about an aspect of bird behavior in which the group dynamic is more than a mere aggregation of individuals. I think a group of gulls milling around together is really just a matter of them being temporarily in close proximity. Individual gulls come and go as they please, they aren't members of a group. Now that I think about it, this article doesn't really explain that very well. The article goes straight to the science. It could use a bit more explanation in plain English.--Brambleshire (talk) 16:03, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure if there has been a proper definition of what used to be termed in lay-birder-lingo as "mixed-hunting party" - these are self-organized to actively seek (not so easily accessible) food whereas opportunistic aggregations at (readily available) food sources are clearly outside of that concept. So yes, gulls, ducks and birds at a feeder do not qualify, but then it would be good to get a properly sourced definition. Shyamal (talk) 16:52, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should there be a mention of gulls in this article? 

message: Could mention nothing will get in their way, even houses which they might squeeze in through cracks, as they move along...but then can't figure out how to get out of! Jidanni (talk) 10:35, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pass right through houses 

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