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.