Oct 17 2022
Geeses! In San Diego?
I often get false positives on the BirdNetPi, usually it’s a leaf blower that it thinks is a Turkey Vulture – so I don’t get too excited when I see a weird new bird name for the first time. Combine that with a midnight timeframe, and I was skeptical…
What in the world??? It kinda sounds like geese…? Maybe a loud skunk fight?
Huh, no, that’s geesy! I mentioned it to another birdish friend, and she was convinced she’d heard geese late last night too!
So, here’s what a Greater White Fronted Goose looks like (wikipedia):
And here are their migration paths, one of which looks like it could come over San Diego!
Looks like the device caught them passing over. Here are the other 5 sound clips that were captured: