I've seen flocks of Greater White-fronted Geese moving south off the
Olympic Peninsula outer beaches in early September and they commonly move
through Ocean Shores at that time also.

Gene Hunn.

On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, Gates, Bryan wrote:

> Thanks to Harry Nehls for the information on GWFG migration. The next
> question, then, is: do these south-bound migrants tend to stay to the east of
> Vancouver Island (ie. over the Fraser River delta, Puget Sound, etc.) or do
> they somehow cross over to the outside coast of the Island and Olympic
> Peninsula?
>
> We see them over Victoria and resting at Cowichan Bay (Duncan) most springs,
> but their southward (fall) movements usually go unnoticed here. I have only
> unconfirmed reports of s. movements on the west coast of the Island.
>
> Bryan Gates, Victoria bgates at assessment.env.gov.bc.ca
>