Date: 03/22/2002

Number: 1

>Just wondering if you guys follow the geese? We live
>along a major migration route outside of Sioux Falls,
>SD. Our farm is on the Big Sioux River.
>
>The geese began arriving about 6 weeks ago in
>scattered groups of several dozen, increasing each
>day, until now the sky is literally 'alive' with the
>sound of honking. Yesterday, March 22, our fields
>became lighting grounds for literally 1000's and
>1000's. It was the most amazing site. Interestingly
>enough - one field would be predominantly snows with
a
>few canadians - the next would be the opposite -
>primarily canadians with only a few snows.
>Fascinating.
>
>No one in our family - and Swanson's have been on
this
>land over 100 years, can remember seeing the geese
>land here in such vast numbers. We have some organic
>fields, and were delighted the geese chose them as
>they will clean up the left over corn and grain from
>last years harvest(meaning less volunteer growth for
>us) - AND they fertil

Canton, SD

Latitude: 43.3 Longitude: -96.6

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