[texbirds] Re: Greater White-fronted Geese

  • From: Susan Orwig <sueorwig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:37:49 -0500

I heard a flock this morning as well.
Sue Orwig in Houston


On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Tony et AL...I just checked thru my mail and had 5 notes with two folks in
> the southern half of the state saying they heard geese either last night or
> this morning...3 others wrote they have had them at this time of year as
> well.  I was unaware of how significant this next front is going to be so I
> suspect these are the result of that...I bet there will be some good hawk
> flights.  When I catch up I am going out to look.
> B
>
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> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Tony leukering <greatgrayowl@xxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi all:
> > This species begins migrating in fall well before other arctic-breeding
> > geese, with fall arrival in WA in August.  I know that I saw my first
> last
> > fall at Smith Point in late September.
> >
> > Brush's post caused me to query eBird with the resultant graph
> >
> >
> >
> http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?cmdŢcisionPage&speciesCodes=gwfgoo&getLocations=states&states=US-TX&bYear00&eYear13&bMonth=1&eMonth
>  &reportType=species&parentState=US-TX
> >
> > So, while Brush's birds would be slightly on the early side, only a few
> > days.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > Tony Leukering
> > Smith Point, TX
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