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Where are the snow geese?
22 March 2010, 17:03
vapodogWhere are the snow geese?
I haven't seen but a dozen or so locally. Normally I've seen several flocks of hundreds and occasionally thousands here.....even get a few too!
Seems they have decided to not fly this direction or something.
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22 March 2010, 18:38
butchlocthey don't come here, but we've had sandhills and tundra swans passing. buffleheads just coming in now
22 March 2010, 19:23
richjthey're in Pa. My friends pics and comments.
from Middlecreek, PA. Last week we had over 100,000 birds here, now we're down to approximately 5000. They have been leaving like departures from O'hare International...
23 March 2010, 02:49
daniel77They haven't been in south Louisiana either. Usually I've seen several groups of several thousand and dozens to hundreds flying overhead daily. This year there's been squat...
23 March 2010, 03:32
wetdog2084I saw a couple of thousand today near Chouteau MT.
23 March 2010, 05:28
L. David KeithThe east coast Greaters (all white phase, no blue phase) are moving north as far as the thaw allows. Same for Lessers (white and blue phase). Lots of Lessers wintered in AR, but each day they move northward, some stopping to feed and stage. I spoke with a guide who was chasing them in S. MO a week ago and they had plenty to work on. You have to keep up with Snow's...there ain't no flies on those birds. Nice pics Rich, thanks.
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23 March 2010, 07:07
collectorWow great pics...great job.
Chasing Snow Geese for spring conservation season is a labor of love...timing of migration is everything. I saw tens of thousands migrate through northern chesapeake bay 2 weeks ago...all Greater Snow Geese.
14 April 2010, 07:57
merganser1We saw very few in South Arkansas this year. Still plenty were in the Stuttgart area. But overall the state fewer were seen. Maybe the spring conservation season is working. Merg
14 April 2010, 20:53
blaser93What are the Darker Birds in the one picture of the Geese on the Water.
17 April 2010, 20:16
vapodogquote:
Originally posted by blaser93:
What are the Darker Birds in the one picture of the Geese on the Water.
Hard to see but my guess is that they are blues....snows and blues are the same bird but the blue goose is a color variant.
I've seen flocks of snows and blues that are roughly 50-50
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