Dear Barry and Tweeters,

The Snow Geese seem to be roughly on time, in my estimation.

Over the last ten years, my first observations of Snow Geese in Skagit County have been on or before October eleventh in seven out of ten years.

Some other arrival dates that I have noted of late include these:

9-28-13;

9-29-09;

10-2-10;

10-3-08;

10-9-05;

10-9-11.

In the other three years, 2006, 2007, and 2012, I did not observe them until later in October, the 28th, 20th, and 21st of the month, respectively.

One other thing--a flock of six Snow Geese flew over my house yesterday morning, heading west. That is only the second time I have seen them at my place, which is near Lyman. They don't often appear upriver.

Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch


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> From: barry <levineb at fastmail.fm>
>To: tweeters message <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 11:02 PM
>Subject: [Tweeters] They're back-Snow Geese at Fir Island
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>A trip today to Fir Island and the Samish west 90 by Kendrick Wong,
>Isadora Arevelo Wong, Kate Tillotson and myself was highlighted by over
>6,000 Snow Geese seen at the Hayden Preserve. Is the 12th of October
>slightly early?
>Other birds of note: A pair of Wood Ducks seen along the north side of
>Mann Rd in Wiley Slough on Fir Island. American Kestrel along Chuckanut
>Drive (hwy 11) south of Boe.
>All the best.
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