(Fwd) Geese Migration
Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Mon, 2 Mar 1998 20:11:19 -0500
Posted for Kevin Graff:
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Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 20:04:22 -0500
From: Geoff Graff <ggraff@erols.com>
Subject: Geese Migration
On Feb. 27th at Essex Community College, 9,440 Canada Geese in 89
flocks flying north-northwest from 7:55am to 9:15am
On Feb. 28th over my house in northeast Baltimore City at White Ave.
between Belair Rd. and Walthers Ave., 5,019 Canada Geese in 70 flocks
with 174 Snow Geese in 3 flocks and 142 Tundra Swans in 6 flocks
flying northwest and some at north-northwest. 4 of Canada Geese flock
mixed with Tundra Swans. All flocks came in between 8:26am to 9:40am.
On Mar. 1st, no flocks, but an Solitary Sandpiper see flying
northwest.
On Mar. 2nd at Essex Community College, 2,230 Canada Geese in 29
flocks, 61 Tundra Swans in 2 flocks, 72 Snow Geese in single flock and
20 N. Pintail seen flying northwest between 8:00am to 8:23am, 9:05am
to 9:10am and 12:10pm and 12:30pm.
A total of 16,689 Canada Geese in 188 flocks, 246 Snow Geese in 4
flocks, 203 Tundra Swans in 8 flocks and 20 N. Pintail from my house
and from Essex Comm. College in the last four days.
Kevin Graff
Baltimore, MD
ggraff@erols.com