Frank

From one insomniac to another, Canada Geese were migrating and calling all 
night around my house in Waldorf.  I did not drink coffee.  Spring has 
started for many species, and the urge to breed has returned.

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Boyle" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:48 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Insomnia and Tundra Swans


> Hi all,
>
> Well, my old nemesis insomnia has me up sipping coffee (hmm.maybe I should
> not drink coffee when I can't sleep.) in the wee hours.  I was delighted 
> to
> step outside on this relatively mild night to hear the eerie but beautiful
> calls of a flock of migrating Tundra Swans far overhead.  Conventional
> knowledge holds that during spring migration to their breeding grounds 
> from
> the Atlantic estuaries where they spend the winter, Tundra Swans migrate
> mainly during the day.  Not over South Mountain tonight.  They were
> obviously glad to be flying north.  Smart birds, indeed.
>
> ***************************
> Frank Boyle
> Rohrersville, MD
> (pining for the North Country)
> ***************************
>