Geese migration. Something to this or not?

[Al Today]

I couldn't decide to place this post within "Earth Changes" or "Environmental Issues", so I chose "What's on my mind", because it is...

Within the last few weeks, living as I do in the northern hemisphere, I think to have noticed geese migrating south, away from the arctic region. In fact, my wife also brought up her same observation, without any prompting from me. Methinks this is somewhat odd that they are migrating to warmer regions in middle to late January, the dead of winter, and not fall. I can only but wonder as to why. Is there something going on with the weather? With the drought last summer, has that affected their food supply? Predators more active than usual? I bring this up as an observation because of the sheer number of geese flying south I have seen lately. Just appears as perhaps an abnormal migration to me...


_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Goose

Like most geese, the Canada Goose is naturally migratory with the wintering range being most of the United States. The calls overhead from large groups of Canada Geese flying in V-shaped formation signal the transitions into spring and autumn. In some areas, migration routes have changed due to changes in habitat and food sources. In mild climates from California to the Great Lakes, some of the population has become non-migratory due to adequate winter food supply and a lack of former predators.

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[Maya]

I saw wild geese formation yesterday, above our village (Croatia) and they were flying to east and about an hour later back to southwest where they came from.
And I was asking myself the same thing - is this their ussual behaviour during winter or what..?
But was seeing them also last year doing the same thing... since it's terrible cold everywhere and rivers and lakes are under ice they are probably hovering and looking for any kind of food or water ..? :/

 

[Nawd]

It is 74 degrees here in Missouri (U.S.), with three more days left in January. I can't remember anytime it being so warm given that it is winter and all!





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[Redrock12]

Where I live in Southern Saskatchewan, some-not all-geese have been observed to winter over if they have open water and a plentiful food supply, and if the winter is warmer than usual with little or no snow.
However, it's not typical goose behavior. They began migrating in late October, which is typical.
As well, this winter, from mid-December till now has seen lots of snow and cold temperatures (-38C with the wind chill) with windy days of, at times, 70Ks.