Following up on the report of a Cackling Goose south of Burkittsville I drove out there today.  The only birds on the pond were 5 Ring-necked Ducks, 1 Common Merganser, and 1 Ruddy Duck.  In the nearby fields adjacent to Route 17 were about 2000 Canada Geese and 1 Blue Goose.  It took about 40 minutes of searching to find a group of 3 Cackling Geese in the middle of the tightly-packed flock.

Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD