Hi all upon  leaving work yesterday afternoon  at about 4:00 pm I  
went to the Rt 309  Pond  closest to 213  near Centreville  when arriving 
saw lot of Snow  Geese  on the back bank and field behind   also many Canada 
  Geese there .     I was thinking Ross"s  Goose as this was the largest 
flock seen so far this season in these parts about 1,000 snows  at least  
that many  Canadas as well .  Did not do an actual count as my misson  was 
sorting thru the Birds for  werid birds  as well as limted time due to 
setting sun.  After at least  45 minutes   and the flock of snows moving 
closer to Rolling  Bridge Rd twice  .   I  moved to Rolling Bridge Rd to get 
a better vantage point.    Most of the Canadas left going to roost or river 
somewhere .   In the new postion  scoped the birds soon found a smalller 
bird  actively feeding on the edge  of the flock. I kept a close watch on 
this bird   as it raised it head to reveal  its short stuby bill, BINGO  1  
white phase Ross"s Goose. New year new bird   I was pleased.    Then I 
noticed 1  Richardsons Cackling Goose feeding with the  snows. Than not to 
be out done  2 smaller looking  white geese came into view .   Too big for 
pure  Ross"s too  small for Snows , head and neck structure  look  like 
Ross"s, Bill looked in between Ross and snow with a  bit of a grin  patch .  
  I think they were hybrid  Ross"s and Snow Geese.  when  I arrived at home 
looked in the big Sibley  drawing of the hybrid  Ross and snow bill looked 
very much like those birds


Happy weekend  Birding
Danny Poet
Queenstown  Md