Canada Geese

Yes

It's time for them to head back south. When they do it is up to them I guess; they know more than we do about that sort of thing.

Weird, I thought Canada geese stayed here forever

Many don't migrate at all anymore. 60 years ago 100% migrated in the usual pattern established at the end of the last ice age. Nobody really knows why that is happening.

Some birds now will stay year round as long as there is still open water they can drink out of. If the ice freezes up where they are they will wander looking for open water. That's probably what they were doing. They weren't migrating.

I love that you called them birds, I think of them as ducks

I mean , they do stay, they hang out on open fields, no water just migration , it's amazing, I love them so... Canada though...it's a magical place

They never did that prior to about 1950. The entire population went south. Maybe availability of food and water over winter has changed.

Jack Miner was the first to effect a change in CG migration habits. After he built his sanctuary in the early 20'th century South of Windsor the geese started staying at his place in large numbers for about a week to eat Jack's free corn, which they had never done previous to that. In fact even the route that takes them over his farm was not even very heavily traveled before the sanctuary went into operation.

He proved that the pattern can be changed, but nobody can point to any reason with any degree of certainty why this more recent change happened.

I think they look like little paddle boats, but I assure you they are not ducks or boats.

Yes I'm your neighbor Op, in Burlington. I saw many flying overhead today. My dog always alerts me when they are around or in the air. I think it's just because he likes to eat their poop!! Sick little bastard.

Canada Geese flying in formation, no matter where they are, are awesome!

Many geese are here all winter nowadays. Here in Burlington (at the edge of Oakville) I see them flying around most days. There's a little lake across the way that they really like, but when it freezes over (as has been the past couple of weeks), they just seem to head down to Lake Ontario for some open water.

Just before this bunch of snow last week, there were dozens of them across the street at the golf course feeding on the brown grass :)

Howdy neighbour.... Burlington here too :)

I live in southeastern Minnesota. We have had to take measures to reduce the amount of geese here....I've seen them.

I saw the same thing yesterday outside my window. Thought I was seeing things! I'm in Mississauga. I am right by Lake Ontario. They were not heading south though, they were heading north.

I'm in central il and Friday night I saw a flock of several hundred flying north west...

They belong to the shit hawk family.