Date: 1/5/13 4:28 am
From: Joe Hanfman <auk1844...>
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Mont Co Snow Geese at Lake Churchill, Germantown


The 2 Snow Geese are with Canada's at the end of Afternoon Ln on Lake Churchill.
Joe Hanfman Columbia, MD

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From: Andy Martin <apmartin2...>
Sender: <mdbirding...>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:45:55
To: Md Birding<mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Mont Co Snow Geese at Lake Churchill, Germantown

Got a tip from Dave Czaplak that there were 2 Snow Geese mixed in with
Canadas at Lake Churchill in Germantown. Was able to get there about 4:35
pm and quickly found them on the lake. One a blue morph, the other white.
The white one was id'd by Dave as a Greater. The entire goose flock
(including the Snow's) all took off from lake around 5:05. Some other Mont
co birders reported these birds to ebird on 12/21 and 12/22, so maybe they
will stick around.

For anyone who has never been there, Lake Churchill sits right next to the
Little Seneca Crk arm of Little Seneca Lake (Black Hill RP) and can be
viewed easily from Wynnfield Dr or the paved path that travels around its
shoreline.

Also note that there are 2, possibly 3 Snow Geese imposters that hang out
at Little Seneca Lake and sometimes in nearby ag. fields. These white
domestic geese can fly but lack any kind of grin patch and the black wing
tips of wild Snow Geese.

Good birding,

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg

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