Hi everyone,
Here is a great article from Ducks Unlimited:
https://www.ducks.org/conservation/national/light-goose-dilemma
There can be a great impact on the public when we get to experience things like
the annual spring Snow Goose migration through the Finger Lakes, because it is
amazing!
Anyone have thoughts about want I just witnessed in my back yard in Ithaca: 2
Red-tailed hawks vocalizing loudly from different trees – one with a mouse or
chipmunk, flying to different perches until the one with the prey offered it to
the 2nd hawk (no opposition). Was this likely an example
Sounds like courtship to me. Or maybe it’s “maintaining a pair bond”. Or you
could call it very practical help. A male demonstrates that he is a worthy
provider by giving the female food, which is a big part of his job if she
chooses him as a partner. For their best reproductive success, he
Greetings All,
For all of you who have been seeing the Snow Goose "breathtaking spectacle"
throughout the Finger Lakes area and think it's just the coolest thing you've
ever seen - think again.
A number of years ago I attended a program at MNWR which focused on the
out-of-control Snow Goose
I remember you telling us that years ago, Charlie. It strongly affected how I
looked at the Snow Goose spectacle ever since. I also remember an in depth
discussion of how our agricultural practices contribute to so much of our
environmental degradation yet the subject is so political and
Hello, Can someone please explain how this population of Snow Geese we saw this
year is out of the ordinary over the long haul. Have human beings somehow
contributed to an overpopulation? Don't the populations always ebb and flow
depending on many factors? thanks for any input, Meredith
On
Why was this really necessary? The study and data referenced is 25 years old
and much has improved since then. In an effort to reduce their numbers, many
states, including New York, allow spring hunting of Snow Geese for at least
over ten years, even though many are already carrying eggs. In
