Snow Geese - Migrating North (Pics) !!!

21 February 2011, 18:59

Reverse migration of Snow Geese has begun in our area.

Greater Snow Geese are a sub-species which mainly winter on the Atlantic Coast of USA. They are a good 25% larger in size than the Lesser Snow Geese found in other flyways.

Mean weight of males:
Lesser: 6.0 lbs
Greater: 8.0 lbs

Some Greater Males can go upwards of 10 lbs. These birds are significantly larger from the ones hunters are used to in Mississippi and Central flyways.

Here is a mature bird taking some rest before starting the long journey back up north to the breeding grounds.

Lesser Snow Geese sub-species have close to 30% birds with Blue phase. Greater Snow Geese however have 0.1% birds with Blue Phase....here is a nice mature Blue Phase Greater Snow Goose....some biologists believe that such a bird (Blue Phase Greater Snow Goose) is a Unicorn and does not exist...well I have news for them

The dark bird in the mix is a juvenile.

Putting on some fat before a long journey up north.

There was only 1 Blue Phase Greater Snow Goose in this Gaggle of Geese

This B.c. canadensis (Atlantic Canada Goose) seemed a little upset with the snow geese

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28 March 2011, 06:05

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I had heard the other day that some of the snow geese are coming north again through Saskatchewan already. I thought it was early especially since we have a ton of snow still here in Alberta. We kill a few snows in the fall in my camp but they don't come through my area as much as an hour or 2 east of me on the east edge of Alberta. Nice looking birds though and fun to hunt.

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30 March 2011, 18:55

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Maryland boys were still chasing them as of two weeks ago. Those birds must have been wintering in North Carolina. Here are the Spring hunting regulations for MD.

Light Goose Conservation Order Season

Season Dates: Jan. 31 - April 16

Daily Bag Limit: No daily bag or possession limits

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