I saw hundreds (if not more?) flying North yesterday afternoon, visible driving east toward Geneva on 5 and 20. It was an amazing sight. It was late in the afternoon, just before sundown.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 9:08 PM Deb Grantham <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Well, I don’t have a method for estimating, so I could be very, very wrong! > > > > Deb > > > > > > *From:* Evelyn Weinstein <myisla...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, February 27, 2023 9:03 PM > *To:* Deb Grantham <d...@cornell.edu> > *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] snow geese flying > > > > The snow geese that I also saw today were up along Rt 89 not far from > Wolffy's Grill and there must have been closer to 50,000 between those > rafting on the lake and those flying overhead! Amazing!!!!! > > > > Evie Weinstein > > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 8:30 PM Deb Grantham <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > This afternoon, between 4:30 and 5:30 pm, I saw thousands of snow geese > flying south, group after group. I estimate 2,000 to 4,000 but it was > extremely difficult to count! > > > > This was from Sheffield Road, the Ithaca/Enfield town line and about ¼ > mile north of Rt. 79. > > > > I also quite a few Vs of Canada geese that were circling or doing a 180, > hard to tell, I think they were mostly heading south/south-east. There were > far fewer of those than the snow geese. > > > > And I’ve been hearing red-winged blackbirds but haven’t seen them yet. > > > > Deb > > > > > > > > Deborah G. Grantham > > Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center > > Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences > > Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell > University > > > > The Northeastern IPM Center is based at Cornell University in Ithaca, New > York. > > Cornell University sits on the traditional homelands of the Cayuga Nation > <https://cals.cornell.edu/american-indian-indigenous-studies/about/land-acknowledgment>. > > > > > 100B Rice Hall, 340 Tower Road > > Ithaca, NY 14853 > > 607-255-8879 > > www.northeastipm.org | Facebook | Twitter > > > > -- > > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > > *Archives:* > > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > > -- > > > > -- > > *Evelyn Weinstein, LMSW* > > *376 Brooktondale Rd* > > *Brooktondale, NY 14817* > > *USA* > > *607.592.3333* > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Todd Beeton (he/him/his) 680-444-3089 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
