SNOW GEESE FLOCK TO CNY IN NUMBERS.(Sports)(Column) From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: March 21, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of The Herald Co. by the Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: DAVID FIGURA OUTDOORS EDITOR

I noticed them Tuesday morning as I drove my son and our exchange student to school - hundreds of snow geese flying over Skaneateles high school.

During the last few weeks, I've had a number of people mention the birds' sudden and profound presence in Central New York, particularly at several of the Finger Lakes, the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and around Cross Lake.

What's going on?

Linda Ziemba, a...

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