Bombay Hook and snow geese . . . ? Last week there were reported an estimated 20,000 snow geese at Bombay Hook, Delaware. Can any one verify this with visual sightings?

warrenvon Loc: Ellicott City, MD

Last week there were reported an estimated 20,000 snow geese at Bombay Hook, Delaware. Can any one verify this with visual sightings?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

warrenvon wrote:

Last week there were reported an estimated 20,000 snow geese at Bombay Hook, Delaware. Can any one verify this with visual sightings?

That's a little light for this time of year. It can be as many as 200,000.

http://delmarva-almanac.com/index.php/content/article/the_snow_goose_spectacle/

Bill_de Loc: US

warrenvon wrote:

Last week there were reported an estimated 20,000 snow geese at Bombay Hook, Delaware. Can any one verify this with visual sightings?

On November 26 I didn't count them but I would guess there were at least that many in the water or in the air. In addition, some of the farm fields I passed on the way home were white with Snow Geese.

I drove past to get to Finis Pool so I could shoot this guy.

warrenvon Loc: Ellicott City, MD

Thanks we’ll try for a visit next week.

Bill_de Loc: US

warrenvon wrote:

Thanks we’ll try for a visit next week.

Check for hunting days when they close part of the refuge.

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WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA

Im thinking of building a hide down on our lagoon for the Hooded Mergansers and Buffleheads.
Theae past few images you have shared are really great

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Bill_de wrote:

On November 26 I didn't count them but I would guess there were at least that many in the water or in the air. In addition, some of the farm fields I passed on the way home were white with Snow Geese.

I drove past to get to Finis Pool so I could shoot this guy.

Handsome fellow. Nice shot.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Bill_de wrote:

On November 26 I didn't count them but I would guess there were at least that many in the water or in the air. In addition, some of the farm fields I passed on the way home were white with Snow Geese.

I drove past to get to Finis Pool so I could shoot this guy.

Saw this in Delaware Birding - great shot!

Bill_de Loc: US

WDCash wrote:

Im thinking of building a hide down on our lagoon for the Hooded Mergansers and Buffleheads.
Theae past few images you have shared are really great

Thanks Bill

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Bill_de Loc: US

Wingpilot wrote:

Handsome fellow. Nice shot.

Thanks Greg.

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Bill_de Loc: US

Gene51 wrote:

Saw this in Delaware Birding - great shot!

Thanks Gene.

If this was the shot you saw in Delaware Birding they got it here. This is the only place I posted it.
Before I left that day I pointed out a good place to set up and wait for the birds to return, after two guys chased them away. Maybe one of them got it.

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Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

We have a small lake a few miles south of Wasilla, alongside the Glenn Hwy that we like to hike around. It’s a nice place and the walking path around it is easy. Used to be that in the springtime, there were lots of ducks, geese and swans that would set in there on their way north to their breeding grounds. I’ve gotten some pretty nice photos there. In the fall, the same birds would come back for a short break, and there were even some summer residents. Not anymore. It’s unfortunate that parents don’t or won’t ride herd on their kids. I’ve seen kids throw rocks at ducks and grebes, and people let their dogs chase the birds. Unfortunately the Matanuska-Susitna Borough doesn’t have the funding to keep a park ranger there all the time. It’s still a nice walk around the lake, but very few waterfowl there anymore. Sad.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Bill_de wrote:

On November 26 I didn't count them but I would guess there were at least that many in the water or in the air. In addition, some of the farm fields I passed on the way home were white with Snow Geese.

I drove past to get to Finis Pool so I could shoot this guy.

There was a female painted bunting there over the past few days . . .

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

Gene51 wrote:

That's a little light for this time of year. It can be as many as 200,000.

http://delmarva-almanac.com/index.php/content/article/the_snow_goose_spectacle/

Yeah ....a quarter of a million is closer to the average visit of these critters that cover entire fields for as far as one can see I've experienced. They can be a nuisance.

GrannyAnnie

Bill_de wrote:

On November 26 I didn't count them but I would guess there were at least that many in the water or in the air. In addition, some of the farm fields I passed on the way home were white with Snow Geese.

I drove past to get to Finis Pool so I could shoot this guy.

Beautiful bird! Beautiful shot!!