3/3 - Kinder Rd - 250 swan, 3 Canada Geese in the field.  9 Wood Duck, 2 Mallard, 2 GW Teal looking into the farthest pond through opening between woods.  This is actually one of my created wetlands at the back end of my property.

Oak Grove Rd - 285 swan on the south side.  25 deer on the north side.

Glen

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From: Lovelace Glen (DelDOT) 
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:30 AM
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Subject: RE: Caroline Ducks

3/2 - Kinder Rd - 110 Swans, 1 Snow Goose (wonder if it is hurt), 2 Gadwall, but no other ducks and the large flock of Canadas left.  I believe they were migrants because they were very skittish when I approached the flock from my property on Sunday.

There was one string of 75-100 Canadas that flew over.  It contained one noticeably smaller bird, 2/3 to 3/4 the size of the others in wingspan and length.  The group angled by and I got a solid look at the head profile showing a short, stubby bill and a pronounced forehead.  I quickly compared it to the others immediately adjacent in line and they had longer, sloping bills.  So I am going out on a limb here to make my first claim of a flyby Cackling Goose.  It is with some trepidation given the wide variety in Canadas, but this bird clearly stood out.  Ironic that I luck into a flyover after I could not extract one from the 1000+ geese sitting here for the past 10 days.

Glen