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Re: cackling goose again

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Phil Davis

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Phil Davis

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Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:03:56 -0500

Hi Lance:

The Sibley flight path indicated is basically a center line. The 
birds do spread out/wander on either side of the center line.

The only Cackling Goose subspecies confirmed in Maryland, so far, is 
B. h. hutchinsii - "Richardson's" Cackling Goose"; however, others 
could still show up here.

Hope this helps ...

Phil


At 20:55 11/30/2008, lance biechele wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>    I am really puzzeled now!  According to Sibley's map,  (see
>attachment) there is no flight path for B. h. hutchinsii in the
>eastern US.  The birds seem to fly directly across the mid-USA
>to the coasts of Texas and Louisiana.
>    So what subspecies are birders referring to when they ID a
>cackling goose in Maryland?
>    Always learning,
>Thanks,
>Lance

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