18 Nov 2024
Within the Previous Days 20 years in the past, freezing climate would sweep throughout Canada in late October bringing migratory geese to Pennsylvania in early November. However our local weather has warmed and the geese come later now. As of yesterday, they hadn’t made it to Duck Hole but.
This may be the week the geese arrive. On Thursday the temperature will drop 20°F when a powerful low stress system brings widespread precipitation, sturdy wind gusts and presumably moist snow north of Pittsburgh. (NWS says of the forecast: “There may be nonetheless an excessive amount of uncertainty proper now.”)
By Sunday the climate could also be adequate to test for geese. So, climate allowing, be a part of me at Duck Hole on Sunday 24 November 2024, 8:30am to 10:30am for a chook and nature stroll.
Meet on the Duck Hole car parking zone on the finish of Previous Browns Hill Street. Bundle up for the climate and put on snug strolling sneakers.
I hope we’ll see our one exception to “no geese but.” For greater than a month a flock of 6-7 widespread mergansers has been hanging out at Duck Hole. Once they arrived in early October they have been all in eclipse plumage however up to now two weeks at the very least one in every of them is molting in grownup male breeding plumage.
Wanting ahead to subsequent Sunday. Fingers crossed in regards to the climate.
