Geese Flights in N. Durham

[Randy Emmitt <birdcr@concentric.net>]

Folks,

This morning about 10AM I followed a flock of  70-80 geese in flight 
heading north above 501 from Durham  to Quail Roost. The flight pattern was 
very erratic and reminded me of Snow Geese. I opened my window hoping to 
hear them as I was in traffic. I finally pasted them (they were flying 
pretty fast) and they turned west and I lost them. If I`d been out at the 
coast I`d have called  these  Snow Geese, but around here I guess I need a 
better look as the lighting was very poor and they all looked dark.

I have been seeing lots of larger than normal flights of Canada Geese in 
the area and know the flight quite well and these didn`t fit in. The flight 
was very labored and erratic with long zaggy trails of birds always 
shifting in the wind. A Vee pattern formed only once only to break into 
more ziggy trails of geese.

Don`t you hate it.....

Randy Emmitt
Rougemont, NC

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