Spring birds headed your way

Woodly · 02-20-2020, 01:13 PM

Heard WhiteThroats and saw a immature RedWing Blackbird today. Dang, its only February. Was the woodchuck wrong?

Woodly · 02-26-2020, 05:24 PM

and now chipmunks, a hibernator, are out 6weeks early

bluequill · 02-26-2020, 09:41 PM

saw a couple of chips this past week too.

St.Regis · 02-26-2020, 10:33 PM

Two days ago I saw FOY redwings and grackles.

Lucky13 · 02-27-2020, 10:11 AM

The geese were high flying over Rochester two days ago in the PM. I'll bet they are confused today!

Happy Lent!

Woodly · 02-27-2020, 10:21 AM

They definitely are confused if not also smart. A friend in Michigan told me two days ago large flocks of geese were headed SOUTH!
I guess they went north to soon.

A flock of grackles and blackbirds have arrived today. I expect to see robins soon since they often travel together.

Zach · 02-27-2020, 02:01 PM

This is the time of year for snow geese, here at the east end of Lake Ontario, though I haven't seen any yet myself. I don't see them every year, they fly higher and their honking sounds a bit different somehow. We won't be seeing migrating Canada geese for a while yet but the ones that hang around all winter not far south and east of here will occasionally fly by at odd times, at low altitudes and in small numbers.
Zach

Bunchberry · 02-27-2020, 02:37 PM

I saw a flock of canadian geese flying north past my office window in Troy. On the way home I saw flocks of them in Halfmoon picking through a harvested corn field.

Woodly · 02-27-2020, 04:42 PM

I'd bet that after this next storm passes we all will see quite an influx of migrators and hibernators coming around.

geogymn · 02-28-2020, 06:54 PM

Bumped into a small flock of bluebirds today whilst on a hike....Upper Mohawk Valley.

Buckladd · 03-01-2020, 08:26 AM

I live in northern Washington County and have had chipmunks for two weeks. One tried getting into my cellar door the other day. It's been a good winter for birds, many cardinals this year.

Woodly · 03-02-2020, 02:16 PM

Many flocks, small and large, of geese were flying north this morning. I haven't seen a robin but a neighbor has. I did hear an owl this morning and I assume its time for mating.

St.Regis · 03-03-2020, 07:56 AM

Lots of geese have shown up the last couple days, both Canadas and snows

Lucky13 · 03-04-2020, 09:50 AM

With nearly 50° in Rochester yesterday, the noisy V's were up high in the sky big time, Likely more snow to come (I never put the shovel away until Mother's Day), but the light at the end of the tunnel is glowing very brightly now!

02-20-2020, 01:13 PM	#1
Woodly Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: SNY Posts: 638	Spring birds headed your way Heard WhiteThroats and saw a immature RedWing Blackbird today. Dang, its only February. Was the woodchuck wrong?

02-27-2020, 10:21 AM	#6
Woodly Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: SNY Posts: 638	They definitely are confused if not also smart. A friend in Michigan told me two days ago large flocks of geese were headed SOUTH! I guess they went north to soon. A flock of grackles and blackbirds have arrived today. I expect to see robins soon since they often travel together. Last edited by Woodly; 02-27-2020 at 11:33 AM..

02-28-2020, 06:54 PM	#10
geogymn Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,994	Bumped into a small flock of bluebirds today whilst on a hike....Upper Mohawk Valley. __________________ "A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden

03-01-2020, 08:26 AM	#11
Buckladd Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hogtown Posts: 1,201	I live in northern Washington County and have had chipmunks for two weeks. One tried getting into my cellar door the other day. It's been a good winter for birds, many cardinals this year. __________________ Life's short, hunt hard!

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02-26-2020, 05:24 PM	#2
Woodly Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: SNY Posts: 638	and now chipmunks, a hibernator, are out 6weeks early

02-26-2020, 09:41 PM	#3
bluequill Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Keene Posts: 840	saw a couple of chips this past week too.

02-26-2020, 10:33 PM	#4
St.Regis Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,416	Two days ago I saw FOY redwings and grackles.

02-27-2020, 10:11 AM	#5
Lucky13 Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 628	The geese were high flying over Rochester two days ago in the PM. I'll bet they are confused today! Happy Lent!

02-27-2020, 02:01 PM	#7
Zach Last seen wandering vaguely Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Orwell NY Posts: 907	This is the time of year for snow geese, here at the east end of Lake Ontario, though I haven't seen any yet myself. I don't see them every year, they fly higher and their honking sounds a bit different somehow. We won't be seeing migrating Canada geese for a while yet but the ones that hang around all winter not far south and east of here will occasionally fly by at odd times, at low altitudes and in small numbers. Zach

02-27-2020, 02:37 PM	#8
Bunchberry Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 47	I saw a flock of canadian geese flying north past my office window in Troy. On the way home I saw flocks of them in Halfmoon picking through a harvested corn field.

02-27-2020, 04:42 PM	#9
Woodly Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: SNY Posts: 638	I'd bet that after this next storm passes we all will see quite an influx of migrators and hibernators coming around.

03-02-2020, 02:16 PM	#12
Woodly Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: SNY Posts: 638	Many flocks, small and large, of geese were flying north this morning. I haven't seen a robin but a neighbor has. I did hear an owl this morning and I assume its time for mating.

03-03-2020, 07:56 AM	#13
St.Regis Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,416	Lots of geese have shown up the last couple days, both Canadas and snows

03-04-2020, 09:50 AM	#14
Lucky13 Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 628	With nearly 50° in Rochester yesterday, the noisy V's were up high in the sky big time, Likely more snow to come (I never put the shovel away until Mother's Day), but the light at the end of the tunnel is glowing very brightly now!

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