Yup-good call. In one of Gene Hills many fine books he talks about groups and various terms for wildlife- a "pride" of Lions (certainly not Detroit Lions) a "gaggle of Geese", a "Duel of a Pity of Doves" and my favorite- a "Murder" of Crows- so with respect to one of the best writers no longer with us (damned shame too) I'll coin one here- A "*&^%Load" of pigeons- Farmer once told me the best rat poison, other than a .22 hollowpoint to their heads, was to mix 50-50 plaster of Paris and cornmeal-they go for the taste of the cornmeal and the plaster powder gets carried along for the ride, so to speak, into their guts where moisture is present-24 hours later you have a "dead brown brick with a tail for a handle" and no stench. Always amazed me, as a lad, shooting rats at the Township dump Saturday and Sunday afternoons in Spring and Summer- wound one and its death squeals brought others- like sharks- eat their own wounded I guess-
