Tuesday, December 7, 2010

A heads up on Snow Geese migration

I pulled this report off the main birding state listserve and thought it might be helpful for any birder Wednesday  in our region. Apparently a major Snow Geese push occurred tonight .So, look up tomorrow...Usually way up , you might see a 'shimmering' white cloud; on closer inspection with bins, you might ascertain black wing tips ,indicating Snow Geese. This is how I often see them here over Prospect or the surrounding areas.

Here's the listserve report from Richard Guthrie ( a long ago Brooklyn Bird Club member) from Greene County in upstate NY.

Subject: Snow Geese - major flight tonight



From: "Richard Guthrie"
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 20:35:50 -0500



There is a major flight of SNOW GEESE tonight (Dec 7th).


Since I got home after dark, I've been hearing flight after flight of them


going over (southbound) from here in New Baltimore, The Greene County, NY.


(~1/3 NYC <------*-------->Montreal)