And from yet another insomniac... Lots of Canda Geese calling the past couple of nights in Rosehaven as well and also something in the woods - sounds a bit like poodle yapping - owls?
Cat Reid
(A)Rose Haven, So AA Co.
"George M. Jett" <> wrote:
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)
> ***************************
>
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