My daughter and I drove cross-country a few weeks ago (and we're about to head back to San Diego this weekend) and on our way here we encountered three birds in three different states who flew into my antenna. The first was in Yuma, AZ, and it was part of a smallish flock that just seemed to be swarming in an disorganized manner over the Interstate. I swerved to miss one, and hit another as it swooped into our path. It was freaky. I know I caught its wing, but it flew on.

The next was in New Mexico, and it was a single bird flying across the highway right into my antenna again. We were amazed that it would happen again so soon - this was the next day from the incident in AZ.

A couple of days later (after a side trip to Carlsbad Caverns), near rural Pecos, TX, a small gray bird and a few others flew up from the grasses by the side of the highway and boomp, right into my antenna again.

I don't know what happened to the birds, but I can't imagine they'd have been able to fly far. I've never had a bird fly into my antenna before, and then to have it happen three times in relatively rapid succession, it was kind of freaky.

Last week on the approach to the Lehigh Trail here in Palm Coast, I saw a full-sized deer carcass in the ditch by the side of the road.


Roxy