"Gaggle of geese" this I am familiar with but last I came across it was maybe end '70s.
"exaltation of larks " . "an exaltation of larks is a poetic comment on the climb of the skylark high into the sky while uttering its twittering song".
http://www.worldwidewords.org/...
"cete of badgers", "kettle of hawks". "ascension of larks". What word play, wonderful.
Regards,
Arif.
