Hi Tweeters and J.

Interesting that you reported these Geese. Down here in Battle Ground,
Clark County, I somehow woke up at 2:30 this morning and heard several
flights of what sounded like Greater White-fronted Geese flying over my
yard. They were flying over bewteen 2:30m and 3:15am at a time when there
were broken clouds and some stars showing. The same ones that flew over
Bainbridge Island? Bainbridge Island is about 140 miles due north of me
which means that the geese would have to have traveled 140 miles in 7 hours
or 20 mph into a southerly breeze. Does that sound about right for goose
flight? I missed another flock of geese this morning by a few minutes and
another group of four large Canada Geese and two smaller ones that looked
like some variety of Cackling Geese - who knows what they were. They're
back..........

By the way, I attended the Portland Birder's Night last night and Harry
Niehls predicted that last night and tonight would have a good goose
flight. Wow, he was right on the money!

Jim Danzenbaker
Kowa Sales Manager for the Americas
perched in Battle Ground, Clark County WA


On 10/3/07, owler at sounddsl.com <owler at sounddsl.com> wrote:
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> Last night between 7:30 and 8:00 PM while checking on some Barred Owls,
> several large flocks of Greater White Fronted Geese passed over Bainbridge
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> Island. They were calling constantly, and headed south.
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> -J. Acker
> Bainbridge Island, WA
> Owler at sounddsl.com
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Jim Danzenbaker
Battle Ground, WA
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