Over the past couple years I have noticed that once fall comes around that there are more and more geese/ swans... some bird ( I can't tell the species for sure being up in the air) have been flying North instead of South. Then yesterday as I was coming home I noticed a very, very large flock of birds flying South.
There will times that we would see 3/4 different flocks flying one direction then 1/2 flying the "wrong" way. I have asked many people around here why... they just tell me that Im wrong... well Im not dumb and I know what I see!
We live on the very NE corner of Ia, Mn is across the street and Wi is across the river. We live on the Mississippi River so we get to see alot of birds migrating. We have many types of geese, ducks, swans, pelicans that we see every spring/ fall.
I was just wondering if someone knows is there a certain bird that migrates North during the winter and South during the summer? Or can you give me a reason as to why they would be going the "wrong" way?
I have tried looking it up online but everything I have found says they migrate in the US the typical N/S... but I have found other sites where people are asking/ noticing the same thing, so I know Im not crazy. But I haven't found an answer and its been bugging me lol
Thanks!
Jo I am assuming they are migrating because they are in the classic "v" lines ( that's why I'm assuming they are a type of geese) and only seen in the large flocks in the spring/ fall migrating times. Good question thou :)
They aren't exactly migrating...they're looking for good nesting grounds. T'is the season for Canada Goose LOVE... :-)
I am wondering why you are assuming that flying birds are migrating? A lot of times when they are not actively breeding they look for food in groups too. :)
We have Canadian Geese around here, lucky to be alive when they take my parking space, I digress.... If there are three or twenty they stay in formation any time they fly even when they are just going across the street.
This winter has been weird which could cause it. I know DNR here in iowa claimed that because we had a lot of nice days some just stayed. They would migrate a little but then it was to hott so they came back. just my point and that was from 1 flock that is chipped around here
They may be at the spot they are spending that particular season. We have had a pretty warm winter. They are flying back and forth to the area they are feeding and drinking at then flying back at a different time of day. Out in the country we can see them doing this type of flying. It is often odd looking to see them at different times of day flying in their V's and think they are backwards.
