Re: Snow Geese - Cecil County

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At 08:59 AM 12/17/97 PST, Gary A. Griffith wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>Approximately 8600 Snow Geese passed over Elkton, Cecil County, MD this
morning heading north west.  A lovely Sight.  I'm looking forward to the
peak a few weeks from now when double to triple this number will pass over
each day !
>
>Gary A. Griffith  (BrdNSum@dpnet.net)
>The Hummingbird Society
>Elkton, Maryland
>(302) 369-3699
>

At the risk of sounding like Scrooge or the Grinch, I must point out that
"double or triple" may be too much of a good thing.  To quote from the Dec.-Jan
issue of "National Wildlife,"  "Exploding numbers of Snow Geese are bad news
for Midwest farmers and the entire Far North ecosystem."  I've gathered several
key documents on the problems and possible solutions.  Web sites with additional
info include:

http://www.ec.gc.ca/cws-scf/canbird/goose/over.htm

http://www.npsc.nbs,gov/resource/othrdata/snowprob/snowprob.htm

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