>On Tuesday we made the grand tour of the Samish flats, Fir Island and
>south of Stanwood. Not a Snow Goose to be seen. A couple of weeks ago
>there were 10's of thousands of them at Reifel so I expected at least a
>few down here.
>
>When do the Snowy Owls show up at Boundry Bay, Samish flats, and Stanwood?

The Snow Geese often move way out into Skagit Bay during hunting season,
but I don't know if they are there now. There is some exchange between
Reifel and Skagit. The geese should certainly be in the Skagit Flats area
now, just from known arrival dates.

Snowy Owls usually show up in late November; they ought to be around by
Thanksgiving, although I haven't heard of any yet.


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