tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post689536690803540879..comments2024-03-20T04:12:43.360-06:00Comments on Utah Birders | Birding Blog, Utah Birds, Utah Birding, Utah Bird ID: White Geese.Utah Birdershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14469804211127586442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-23098196924293839292011-03-02T16:28:43.952-07:002011-03-02T16:28:43.952-07:00You are correct on the migration timing. In the fa...You are correct on the migration timing. In the fall they move as quick as they need to to get to wintering areas with "cheap" food. In the spring they stage at one or two places along their route to build up fat and wait for the weather to improve. This is the same priciple as with Sandhill Cranes along the Platte River in central Nebraska where the largest concentrations (of cranes and tourists) occur in the spring as cranes stay for weeks at a time, rather than days as in the fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-34587613285454230662011-03-02T09:26:24.670-07:002011-03-02T09:26:24.670-07:00Don't forget all the Ross's mixed in! Alo...Don't forget all the Ross's mixed in! Along with the Snow Geese a pretty decnet number of Ross's Can be found especially during Spring Migration.<br /><br />And the area you were thinking of is Corinne, in Box Elder County. In the week after the birds depart Gunnison Bend this is the next major known staging are for these birds heading north.Tim Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632013488170310609noreply@blogger.com