[obol] Re: Goose movements
- From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: whoffman@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 16:58:34 -0700
On Aug 24, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Wayne Hoffman <whoffman@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On the coast we see a substantial northward movement of these big local
> geese in late May and June. This is presumably a “molt migration” – movement
> of birds to a safer location to go through the flightless period of molt.
> Adults are generally with goslings at this time of year, so these are most
> likely yearlings and 2-year-olds. We think they are going to the lower
> Columbia for this molt, but some may go farther, perhaps Willapa Bay or
> Gray’s Harbor. In any case this is likely the time these birds are moving
> back to their home areas.
>
> Wayne
>
There are currently pretty good numbers of large Canada Geese on Willapa Bay.
Because the bay is huge I cannot estimate the number, but I saw several hundred
in the past few days. There is a huge amount of invasive Japanese eel grass
for them to eat .
Jeff Gilligan
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