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Old 03-17-2019, 07:44 AM
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Default Saw Canada Goose yesterday

I was out a famer place in Stony Plain and heard a goose. Quickly I noticed my first CG landing on the field full of snow
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Old 03-17-2019, 07:47 AM
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Lots by Calgary in the fields
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Old 03-17-2019, 08:56 AM
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I've noticed they've been flying north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south all winter.
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Old 03-17-2019, 09:07 AM
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Tens of thousands never leave S AB. Observed some landing next to deer in fields where the deer had pawed through the snow. Many die when big snow dumps occur but for the most part they glean in fields here all winter.
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A single Canada flew over us this morning in Camrose, the first goose that I have seen here since November.
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Old 03-17-2019, 10:42 AM
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I was out a famer place in Stony Plain and heard a goose. Quickly I noticed my first CG landing on the field full of snow
Might have been birds that winter at Transalta Cooling Pond.
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Old 03-17-2019, 10:49 AM
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I've noticed they've been flying north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south north south all winter.
Me too. I think their indecisiveness of which direction to fly is probably responsible for climate change more than anything else.
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Old 03-17-2019, 11:12 AM
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lots overwintering on the river in the NW . See or hear them everyday
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Old 03-17-2019, 12:06 PM
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Watched about 500+ or so going back to the Bow last nite whilst walking the dog. Few ducks out with them last nite as well, maybe 50. Another week of this weather and things may start moving.
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Mated pair on the ice, near Innis Lake. The usual optimists.

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Old 03-17-2019, 05:17 PM
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Tens of thousands never leave S AB. Observed some landing next to deer in fields where the deer had pawed through the snow. Many die when big snow dumps occur but for the most part they glean in fields here all winter.
Yep, been hundreds or thousands of them spending the winters in Calgary. Not just waterfowl saving on airfare either, have seen Robins, Belted Kingfisher, Townsend's Solitaire and Red-Tailed Hawk overwintering here, just to name a few.
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Old 03-17-2019, 05:43 PM
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There was so many down here in the south that they kept the water open on one of the reservoirs till February.
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Old 03-17-2019, 06:32 PM
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Seen a single 1 fly over battle lake today
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Old 03-18-2019, 12:44 AM
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In Lethbridge, we pretty much judge spring by when the Canada Geese leave and fly north. Thousands overwinter here and it seems we get more every year.

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Old 03-18-2019, 06:58 AM
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Live in Calgary Hundreds of thousands over winter here yearly.Even with officials egging,they seem to hang out.Drought & hail on many of farmers crops,seem to keep more of them around.I am sure there are alot of old hay shakers out there .That plant in the fall,only to have the hordes vaccum up there seeding efforts.I predict,that soon there will be a spring shoot for Canadas,here...
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Old 03-18-2019, 08:27 PM
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10's of thousands here, they never went south this year. Pairs are off by them selves, will have eggs in a couple weeks I am sure...This 20 degree weather will speed things up for sure.
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Old 03-18-2019, 08:30 PM
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We had 4-500 hundred Canada’s nearly everyday this winter eating on some unharvested barley just south west of stony plain. Never had that before.
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Old 03-18-2019, 08:41 PM
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We went out south of Coaldale yesterday for a drive and save a buttload of geese out in the fields...

We came up on some that were about 200 out and they were so big we thought they were friggin antelope until we got a spotter on them.
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Old 03-18-2019, 09:13 PM
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1-200 roost on an island between the Bearspaw dam and the Stony Trail bridge all winter long.

Never tire of hearing & seeing them coming in from the west right at dusk.


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Old 03-19-2019, 08:01 AM
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Saw the first Canada goose of the year, on Saturday, it's a start
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Old 03-20-2019, 08:47 PM
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Seen about 2-300 at Leduc golf course today.
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Old 03-20-2019, 09:06 PM
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Seeing more and more Canada geese in the past two days.
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Old 03-20-2019, 09:12 PM
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I got a video of three Canada geese flying over the Canadian tire in Leduc two days ago. And I saw a single Canada goose sitting on the snow and ice on the reservoir at Fred johns park yesterday, as well!
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2 Canada's on lac la biche lake this afternoon
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Old 03-21-2019, 02:27 PM
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Saw a small flock this am south Edmonton
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Old 03-22-2019, 11:50 AM
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Just to get the number right only around 20,000 geese and same number of ducks over winter in Calgary. Far cry from hundred's of thousands.
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Old 03-22-2019, 11:55 AM
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This morning there were geese in all directions as I ran the dog. Pairs, singles, and several smaller flocks flying low over the potholes in the field, likely looking for open water.
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One single bird flew over me just outside of bonnyville this morning.
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Old 03-22-2019, 12:36 PM
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Lots around Red Deer. Finally!! Perhaps Spring is really here.
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