I visited Great Oaks Pond from 2 to 3:15 PM Tuesday, Oct. 3 with no sign of 
the Barnacle Goose or the Greater White-fronted Goose.   There were 12 white 
and 3 blue morph Snow Geese as well as 2 Cackling Geese.   There could have been 
more of the latter, but my survey was less than exhaustive.   I wonder if the 
Barnacle might prefer Eastern Neck.

Of some alarm, I saw two men from a construction company waving their arms in 
the direction of the pond, so enjoy it while you can.

Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD