Hey, get that sad face outta here!!
That sounds like a fantastic hunt!! I can't imagine how much you learned being right in the middle of the flock like that . . . in my book, without even trying to convince myself, that was a successful hunt! Way to go in finding them, getting close, calling at least well enough to not spook them
, setting up well enough that you didn't get picked off, and staying still enough that they stuck around as long as they did!! You had a rare & special hunt this morning.