[NatureNS] Do Canada Geese fly at night?

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:21:51 -0300
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I can confirm that they do, from my experience just last night   or   
I should say between 1 and 2 a.m. this morning (Sept 22).  While  
observing at the telescope there were a couple of occasions when I  
heard geese honking in flight overhead.

Sherman


On 21/09/2009, at 2:03 PM, Chris Callaghan/Andy Moir wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I awoke before five this morning to a sound that at first I thought  
> was the honking of a flock of geese, but it didn't sound quite  
> right. Then I wondered if it could be coyotes.  (Please understand  
> that my brain was somewhat sleep-addled!)  Then I sensibly went  
> back to sleep.
>
> Anyway, it got me wondering. Do migrating geese ever fly at night?
>
> Lots of flickers around Freeport today.
>
> Chris


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I can confirm that they do, from my experience just last night &nbsp; or =
&nbsp;I should say between 1 and 2 a.m. this morning (Sept 22). =
&nbsp;While observing at the telescope there were a couple of occasions =
when I heard geese honking&nbsp;in =
flight&nbsp;overhead.<div><br></div><div>Sherman</div><div><br></div><div>=
<br><div><div>On 21/09/2009, at 2:03 PM, Chris Callaghan/Andy Moir =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Hi everyone,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I =
awoke before five this morning to a sound that at first I thought was =
the honking of a flock of geese, but it didn't sound quite right. Then I =
wondered if it could be coyotes.&nbsp; (Please understand that my brain =
was somewhat sleep-addled!)&nbsp; Then I sensibly went back to =
sleep.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Anyway, it got me wondering. Do migrating geese ever fly =
at night?</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Lots of flickers around Freeport =
today.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Chris</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></bod=
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