Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

I've never seen more than 10-12. Probably by the time we get them here they split up along the way. Santa Fe Dam down the road from us is probably their rest-stop.

False-color satellite image of the San Gabriel River and the Santa Fe Dam.

Hmmmm looking at geese listed on Audubon, a Ross's Goose has a migratory path from the Arctic south through Alberta/Saskatchewan and western Montana, then veers rather sharply to the west across Southern Idaho and into the Sacramento Valley where winter range starts. The calls of the birds I saw sound about right (they weren't quite right for Canadian honkers).

Ross's Goose from the Audubon Bird Guide https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/ross's-goose

 

[rural mouse]

That’s late to be on the move. I have not seen much movement here. Likely sue to the very mild Autumn there has been.

I was shocked by 2 things. 1. Their altitude and 2. Their numbers.

Time of migration not so much. Some years, they're still heading south in mid December.

 

[RoyalChick]

Well didn’t get the mega snow amount over night- woohoo! Hate snow.

Everyone is still tucked in snoozing - time to go wake them!

Love how these kiddos all sleep colour coordinated

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This is what I will enclose this weekend for a winter room in the Summer House.

And Petra is now sleeping in HenHouse A, she has taken over a nestbox
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A skiff of snow overnight - that darn Reenie broke my fence I see - drives me wild….
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But that forecast is still calling for lots of snow
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It’s not so verily cold, -2C, if we don’t get anymore snow that will be gray!

Have an awesome day everyone

I love the color coordination too!
Since the Littles started roosting on their own and not next to Tassles my older ones have started color coordinating too.
It helps me count so I am in favor of this new habit.

 

[featherhead007]

Walking Sherlock tonight. Heard geese calling. They were so high the Vs looked like a single long hair blowing and drifting about on the wind. Just below the level of the clouds....and there had to be close to 300 of them. Don't think I've seen a migrating flock that big before.

Gonna be a cold winter. They are probably headed towards Mexico!

 

[Ponypoor]

Everything's been there... at least a decade ago. Since the AI scares lately it seems only wild fowl are seen on the shores or in the water. Not sure how diligent the recreation mgmt is lately to keep on top of bird populations DH went this last Spring for the RenFaire weekends at the dam & only captured a mated pair of Mallards in the food court... probably searching for food scraps.

They also likely just come and go as
They please, some days I see geese at my neighbour’s place and then might not see them for days.

 

[Ponypoor]

I love the color coordination too!
Since the Littles started roosting on their own and not next to Tassles my older ones have started color coordinating too.
It helps me count so I am in favor of this new habit.

I had to give up with the Noirans, it’s only Virginie I can tell from them all now. Names are interchangeable hahaha.

 

[featherhead007]

Everything's been there... at least a decade ago. Since the AI scares lately it seems only wild fowl are seen on the shores or in the water. Not sure how diligent the recreation mgmt is lately to keep on top of bird populations DH went this last Spring for the RenFaire weekends at the dam & only captured a mated pair of Mallards in the food court... probably searching for food scraps.

They aren’t dressed up as Ren-Faire characters!