huge flocks of birds crashing the water right now

[e-sea-e]

yup, in the mystic river, just past the tobin bridge on the harbor side of the bridge. 200-300 birds crashing something. looks just like a bluefish or schoolie blitz. must be those worms people mentioned on another similar thread i guess. either that or theres a school holdovers going nuts. oh, wait, I dont see slappy's kayak. must just be those worms.

regardless, its fun to watch. wont be long before we see them over fish :)

[BillyD]

I just put in a call to my winter storage center to "Get my boat ready" I'll be picking it up in 2 weeks.
BillyD

[gcw]

Last Thursday there were birds working in Dorchester Bay. If they were picking up worms, they were big worms - 3" or so. They were definitely picking up something worm-like - I was on the water, but could not get close enough to see exactly what they were picking up. It was very close to dead low tide. Not a huge tide though - this Monday's afternoon low tide was a big low tide, that's for sure.

gcw

[reefdonkey]

Pounding on smelt probably. I have seen rather large pollock chasing smelt in the Danvers river a few years back. I know it sounds crazy but its true. !!

[fishoutawater]

Report in the Gloucester paper the other day indicated large numbers of birds working in Ipswich bay over 2 1/2' long pollock. my guess is its pollock.

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[hydroTechNoCrat]

I have seen big shools of birds with Macks feeding on something else underneath.

[capecodkid]

whatever it is I want to catch it. :brow

[north coast]

bunch of birds workin between nahant and swampscott. see this every year at this time. one of these days I'm going to take the boat and find out once and for all what it is they're doing.