[obol] Re: White-fronts heading the wrong direction
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: noah.strycker@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 21:26:46 -0700
Noah, we saw one flock of White-fronts heading west at a fairly low elevation
well below the cloud layer late this afternoon at Agate Hall. They had clearly
opted out of the usual "Willamette Pass" route for tonight and were on a
heading for Fern Ridge.
Most of the White-fronts were very high and on the standard route.
.
.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
On Sep 29, 2014, at 9:18 PM, Noah Strycker wrote:
> Hi birders,
>
> This afternoon I watched flight after flight of White-fronted Geese fly low
> over my house east of Creswell, flying lower than usual under the drizzle and
> cloud layer, all following the same path (approximately toward the Klamath
> Basin).
>
> In late afternoon I looked up and was surprised to see a group of about 150
> birds heading north, in exactly the opposite direction. I watched them for a
> couple of minutes until they disappeared over the horizon, following the same
> straight line but in reverse of all the other birds. I wonder if that group
> met a cloudburst or something and decided to turn around? They covered at
> least a couple of miles while I watched, looking like they were locked on
> that path. Not something I've seen here before.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Noah Strycker
>
>
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