Hi Jeff,
I don't know if we missed the "big flight" yet but just wanted to add that one evening over the last weekend (Friday or Saturday night I think) I was out in our back yard, roaming along the fenceline at dusk, hoping for woodcocks in the field next door. It was a warm evening late in the week (should've written this down). Anyway, around dusk I began hearing the distinct sound of Canada Geese in flight. I finally located the flock, coming from the west and heading basically SE (from my location in Woodbine). I was struck by the huge number of birds in the "flock", easily 2-3000 birds, and I remember thinking this is the largest flock of geese I've ever seen in one flock, in the air. After that there were several smaller regular sized flocks too, heading the same way, but nothing as spectacular as that flock. Don't know where they were headed. I often see flocks here heading east, going to Piney Run Reservoir (I assume).
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
Has anyone else noticed a lack of of Canada's now? Did we miss the spring
light? Did birds disperse elsewhere gradually to the point that somehow we
idn't notice? Am I just imagining this?!!!
Regards-
eff
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Sent: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 7:19 pm
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Lack of geese lately?; musing on the winter
Within the last week or so, I noticed that the majority of Canada Geese around
ere (Jug Bay and nearby Patuxent River areas) have left, although I don't
ecall anyone mentioning this. I did see one big high-flying V of them on
riday, and think they were headed north. But that was the only one I saw this
eek. Although I don't read every post, I read most, but I don't recall anyone
entioning it elsewhere. Usually when the Canada Goose Spring flight begins to
appen, there are several posts made commenting on it, as it is unmistakeable
hen you see it.
Earlier this year I heard from a goose hunting guide, who told me this winter
ue to the sustained harsh weather we had ("we" meaning essentially from here
orth, along the Atlantic), that many of the resident Canada geese in New
ngland (non-migrants) were forced to migrate to the south (and came down here
o the mid-Atlantic). I guess this is not common, and basically would be an
rruption due to weather, if it in fact happened to a significant extent. We
ertainly had a prolonged cold spell here, which sustained a major shortage of
hallow open water areas for resting and feeding, so the puddle duck numbers
ere noticeably low for much of this winter. The person I talked to is very
nowledgeable about waterfowl, so I took his word that some considerable level
f this happened this winter. I think it became evident sometime in early
anuary, and I did notice a "pulse" of birds that seemed to appear at one point
his winter, but I forget when exactly (sometime between late December and early
anuary I think).
Has anyone else noticed a lack of of Canada's now? Did we miss the spring
light? Did birds disperse elsewhere gradually to the point that somehow we
idn't notice? Am I just imagining this?!!!
Regards-
eff
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