Syracuse.com - Readers spots island of floating snow geese on Skaneateles Lake

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"On this past Tuesday while returning from our camp at Skaneateles, I was amazed suddenly observing what looked like a large patch of ice. Doubting it could be ice, I looked through my camera and it proved to be thousands of snow geese each motionless but the entire mass drifting with the wind," he said.

Irv Goldman of Dewitt wrote me:

"I read your articles with great interest and really connected with your Friday Post Standard article "Birder`s Delight" where you described the joy of seeing some 10,000 snow geese descending onto Montezuma Marsh.

"On this past Tuesday while returning from our camp at Skaneateles, I was amazed suddenly observing what looked like a large patch of ice. Doubting it could be ice, I looked through my camera and it proved to be thousands of snow geese each motionless but the entire mass drifting with the wind. What a magnificant sight on a bright sunny day."

Editor's note: I was driving early this afternoon on Route 41 on the eastern side of the lake and witnessed the same sight. It was impressive.

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