Hi All,

I dropped by Great Oak Pd. this afternoon (Sat 14 Oct) between 2:15 and 
3:15 PM. During that time we were joined for awhile by John Hubbell. 
There were four ROSS'S GEESE amongst the 1200 Snow Geese, as well as 18 
"blue" geese. These included one juvenile feeding on the dike at the 
east end of the pond, and three swimming adults, two of them a pair. I 
also saw a bird that appeared to be a Ross'sXSnow hybrid. There was at 
least one RICHARDSON'S CACKLING GOOSE with the 2000 Canada Geese. Also 
present on the pond were 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, 40 Tree Swallows, at least 
one rough-winged swallow, the Canvasback, a Lesser Scaup, Green-winged 
Teal, and the number of Ruddy Ducks has risen to 75.

Good birding,

Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin

23460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620

phone: 410-778-9568

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