We had huge numbers on the 19th. There was an enormous flock in the NE
corner of Fir Island. A second gigantic flock was just SE of the bridge
over the Swinomish Channel approaching Anacortes. And there was another
flock of thousands somewhere in the Samish, though exactly where I can't
remember. Many, many more scattered here and there in flocks of merely
hundreds. Seemed notably numerous for us. Trumpeter Swans were also
EVERYWHERE, as of course were Bald Eagles.
- Michael Hobbs
On Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 7:32 PM Jack Stephens <
jstephens62 at comcast.net> wrote:
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I have been fortunate to be able to make it up to the Skagit/Samish
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flats fairly frequently this year. On Feb 12th, there were an astounding
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number of Snow Geese up there. I found one large flock and one huge
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flock on Fir Island, one medium sized flock near La Conner, and a huge
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flock up by Samish Island. A week later on Feb 19th, large skeins were
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seen flying over Wylie Slough, but none on the ground between Fir Island
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and the West 90. I eventually found a medium sized group south of Stanwood.
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My question is, when there are thousands of Snow Geese in the area, but
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not in the "usual locations", where do they go? Did anyone find large
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numbers in the area on Feb 19? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks for
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any and all information.
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Jack Stephens
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Edmonds, WA
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