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Originally Posted by tikka250
Won't be any snows here until there is open water to roost on. Most birds are still south of the dakotas. With this weather we won't be into em until mid April.
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Agreed....From the looks of it, the spring migration will certainly be later this spring.
A lot will depend on temperatures and any new snowfall between now and mid April. If we don't lose our snow cover till mid to late April, we may see a rather quick snow goose migration through central Alberta this spring.
At any rate there will likely be an abundance of sheetwater which means the birds can go just about anywhere and be able to feed and roost in the same field making "X" shoots rather challenging.
And muddy fields will be making access difficult as well.
The bright side of all this is a recharge of parched southern Alberta soils and wetlands,,,, and central Alberta will also have a decent runoff keeping wetlands full,,,, all of which is good for attracting local nesting ducks and canadas.