Two thousand blackbirds

I awoke this morning to a cacaphony of sound. I arose and peered out into my backyard to discover a giant flock of black birds covering the yard, the yard next door, and the surrounding trees. I had not seen this great flock in some time and figured them to be victims of the recent bird flu pandemic. Hearing and seeing this great flock this morning made me feel better about the state of the evironment around here...