Yesterday morning there were 1000's of geese and ducks on Swan Lake including the largest concentration of Greater White-Fronted Geese I've seen in the Eastern part of the state:
Greater White-Fronted Goose (500+) Greater Canada Goose (300+) Cackling Goose Snow Goose Trumpeter Swan (7) Canvasback Mallard American Wigeon Black Duck L Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Also, manay male red-wings along Swan Lake Road The White-Fronted outnumbered the combined Greater and Cackling Canada Geese at least 2-1, though many of the Canadas were leaving to graze as I arrived. There were probably other waterfowl present also, but you literally couldn't see them for the geese! --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
