I could not guess the number of geese out today off of Cayuga State Park, as the gigantic rafts spread as far as I could see up and down the lake. When I reported "tens of thousands" of geese, I would have said a million, but for fear of exaggeration. Their collective noise at rest is impressive.
Eyes to the sky-the migration is on! The osprey will arrive starting March 29 +/-. Candace. On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 7:07 PM, bob mcguire <[email protected]> wrote: > Wasn’t that amazing??? We observed that extended flock - and another one > farther south, opposite Aurora - this afternoon. We gave up trying to count > (and looking for Ross’s Goose) and made a “questimate” of at least ONE > MILLION. I wonder if anyone actually has a count? > > Bob > > On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Candace Cornell <[email protected]> wrote: > > I saw thousands of, if not tens of thousands of, snow geese at 330 pm > today off Cayuga State Park on the northwest side of the lake. A dozen or > so swans (sp?), swimming on the periphery of the rafts looked like they > were herding the geese. The gang was wonderfully loud. > Candace > > On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Donna Lee Scott <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yesterday and today, moderate-sized rafts on Cayuga Lake off Lansing >> Station Road, Lansing. >> >> Donna Scott >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- >> > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
