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Re: Insomnia and Tundra Swans

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Cathryn Reid

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Cathryn Reid

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Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:35:55 -0700

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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