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The wrong way

Submitted by Brandon on November 9, 2007 - 9:11am.
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I’ve been watching the geese fly by over Jordan for the past few days, and I can’t help but notice one thing: they’re headed the wrong way.

Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but I always thought geese flew south for the winter. Every V I’ve seen so far has been heading north. Either their sense of direction is totally confused, or mine is.

While I’m willing to bet that my reasoning is at fault here, I’d still like to know just what is going on. Has anyone else noticed this, and can anyone tell me what is going on?


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Many times on the trip south...

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Many times on the trip south the geese will find an area to rest a few days. In these areas the geese will feed in field during the day and then find water to sit on during the night. The feeding and sitting areas can be a few miles apart in either direction.

So yes they are heading south for the winter but may be staying in the area for a while and just flying around.

They may hang around until the weather changes and then continue their trip.


Submitted by Ray Sandey on November 10, 2007 - 6:57am.

Just like the vultures that...

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Just like the vultures that you can't see in the JI's pictures, according to Letterman -- right, Brandon? Maybe you had the camera pointed the wrong way?

See my favorite of Brandon's bird-related blogs at http://www.jordannews.com/node/1685.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)


Submitted by Mathias Baden on November 10, 2007 - 9:13am.

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