[Birdtalk] four goose day (but no GWF)

[Dave Hanscom]

Oh, I almost forgot.  I stopped at Willard Bay on my way up to Corrine and 
saw a Clark's Grebe.  Most of the bay is still frozen, but there were a 
few ducks and a Bald Eagle in the small area of open water.

Dave

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009, Dave Hanscom wrote:

> After reading about the goose hunting in Delta, I decided to see if I 
> could find any Snow Geese in the fields west of Corrine.  I'm happy to say 
> that I did find a flock of several hundred, that also included a few Ross' 
> Geese and a few dark-morph Snow Geese.
> 
> Unfortunately, I also found a goose hunter.  Actually, he found me.  He 
> drove up as I was scoping the birds and said he was going to shoot a 
> goose, but saw me and decided he wouldn't scare them away while I was 
> watching them.  I thanked him, and he drove away.
> 
> After about 10 minutes of poring through the flock, a shot rang out from 
> the other side of the field, and most of the geese took to the air with 
> their typical loud honking.  Apparently the hunter decided I'd had enough 
> time to look at them, and it was his turn to have "fun".
> 
> Interestingly, the geese came right back to the field where they were 
> feeding, but not quite as close to the road.  If you were planning to 
> drive to Delta this weekend to see geese, you might want to check out 
> Corrine instead and save a few hours of driving.
> 
> According to http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/09-02/light_goose.php, the last 
> day of the goose hunt is March 10.
> 
> Today the flock was at the corner of 5600 West and 2000 North.  To get 
> there, take I-15 north to Exit 365 (900 North), then west into the town of 
> Corrine.  Just past the Golden Spike Cafe (which is on your right), take a 
> left (south) on 4000 West.  Unfortunately, there's no street sign there, 
> but there is a sign on the previous street, which is 3900 West.
> 
> Follow 4000 West for just a couple of blocks and turn right (west) on 2300 
> North.  That road bends a bit and turns into 2400 North.  Keep your eyes 
> and ears out along here for geese.  I saw the flock from 2400 North and 
> turned south on 5600 West to get a better view.
> 
> Apparently they move around in that area and farther north toward the Salt 
> Creek Wildlife Management Area, so you may have to drive around a bit to 
> find them.
> 
> Having seen three geese species (also Canada Geese, of course), I decided 
> to try for the Greater White-fronted Goose that Martha Veranth reported in 
> Lake Park yesterday.  Unfortunately, it was nowhere to be found, but I did 
> manage to see a Cackling Goose.  That little guy was just north of the 
> second Lake Park entrance (I don't remember the street name, but I think
> it was something like Parkview).  To get there, stay on Bangerter for 
> another half mile or so beyond (south) the one Martha described.
> 
> Nice to see the birds returning!
> 
> Dave Hanscom
> 
> PS: Also saw a group of Sandhill Cranes flying over when I was watching 
> the Snow Geese.
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