[Tweeters] snow geese

[Martha Jordan]

Snow geese in the Skagit area are often not in the fields at low tides as
they can feed out on the mud flats.  When the tide comes in, they typically
move into the fields.
    The phases of the moon affect the tide cycle and thus the snow geese
will move onto and off the water in sync with the moon cycle.
     I noted that Dec 24th all the snow geese were on the water/mud flats.
Then later in the day as the tide was higher the geese had come inland to
feed in the fields.

If you have any photos you want to share with Northwest Swan Conservation
Association, please do so at martha at nwswans.org.     We need more for our
presentations.  Not just the birds, but the habitats, interactions with
other species, and even what they do the fields they feed on.  And some
shots of the geese on the bay.

Thanks
Martha Jordan
Everett, WA
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