We saw a single snow goose at the Crane Unit (Van Dyne Spoor Road) for two weeks in April, then not again until July 2. From late April until last week we were not surveying around the unit, only from Van Dyne Spoor Road. It is a large area and it is certainly possible that we just didn't see it while we were there. We saw it again on 7/30 and so far every week in August. A few weeks ago someone witnessed a Trumpeter Swan beating the daylights out of a snow goose and was able to post pictures. In one, it looked like a goner! The next time we surveyed, it was there. Lately it has been near the road. It seems to have recovered, probably hanging out near the road to avoid the swans! It is pretty safe to say that this is not an early migrant. Jackie BakkerVolunteer Surveyor at MNWR -----Original Message----- From: Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2019 1:50 pm Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Snow goose
At VanDyne Spoor Rd late yesterday afternoon near end of road. Flew OK about 300’ from walking in road, out to marsh, as I approached it. Has it been there since last spring or is it early coming south? I have not been at VDS Rd. In ages, so don’t know what’s been there. Pic: Donna ScottLansingSent from my iPhone-- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
