....Reports are that the ground is already covered with lasting snow in the northern Canada, the Yukon, and north half of Alaska.. and the daytine temps are below freezing. With ongoing La Nina, the winter may be a colder than normal one, and the early migrations of many bird species sem to idicate that they sense this. Early cold and snow push ducks, swans and other Artic-nesting species south earlier than usual.
.....Well...we will see about this coming winter.. The cool, wet nasty weather of the last few weeks may be a prelude of things to come.

......Cheers....Gerald Hamilton
Brush Prairie, Wash.
geraldham at comcast.net.
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From: "Roger Windemuth" <roger at windemuths.com>
> It's good to see the Tundra Swans back at the Ridgefield NWR. I'm not sure
> whether the 14 I saw on Rest Lake were just traveling through, but at about
> 11:00 a.m. there were five sitting and another nine just arriving. During
> the winter months, there are hundreds, many times, on Rest and surrounding
> lakes, but October seems to be a little early.
>
> Roger Windemuth
> roger at windemuths.com
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