[TN-Bird] Re: Lone White Geese, 2010-2011
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 00:11:25 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 5/10/2011 12:51:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
bb551@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
A summary of the "lone white geese" reported by Tennessee eBirders
during the winter of 2010-2011:
Snow Goose: 13
Ross's Goose: 3
Broken down by regions -- Snow/Ross:
West TN: 4/1
Middle TN: 3/2
East TN: 6/0
Most reports of Ross's Geese now are of multiple birds; in west TN
sometimes double digits. Perhaps with the increase in numbers, the
classic image of the Ross's Goose as the "lone white goose" has
passed away.
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Perhaps, Me, Me Next......................................
Again, looking through a key hole and pronouncing a passing. As Mark Twain
once said,"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated " Restricting
reports to just TN and also from a single but incomplete collection of
sightings which doesn't extend too far into the past, is a good way to make a
point fit a view. Again, even recently, single healthy, uninjured lone white
geese are likely to be Ross's especially where you would expect Ross's to
appear toward the MS RV and westward not in east TN. I spend a LOT of time in
the field, I spend a lot of time collecting data, I am continually in
communication with most of the best field birders in the mid-south. Due to
extensive hunting of the over abundant Snow Geese now, I'm seeing a lot of
crippled singles and do get Ross's by the hundreds in a day, but still in this
season; isolated single Ross's sighted 6, single healthy Snows 3 and
reports this season from interested parties that spend a lot of their time in
the field in four states, reported, at my urging , single Ross's 8, single
healthy Snows 3. (14/6) Widen horizons before writing an obituary.
Empiricism and Rationalism?
I promise not take anymore time on TN-Bird flogging this horse to make a
point. Any replies, I'll be glad to answer off line. ;o)
Good Birding!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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