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Greater White-fronted Goose, Cackling Geese

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Fred Shaffer

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Fred Shaffer

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Fri, 5 Mar 2010 07:57:04 -0500

I got down to Upper Marlboro in time for my 7:00 AM walk at Schoolhouse Pond today.  Jim  Stasz was already present and we got good views of the Greater White-fronted Goose among the 700 or so  Canada Geese.  Two pretty Cackling Geese were also present.  At one point, I had the Greater White-fronted Goose and the Cackling Geese in the same scope view.  Rob Ostrowski later joined us.  Large numbers of gulls flew over, apparently all Ring-billed Gulls today.

Soon after I arrived, some of the geese began getting restless and began to leave.  The GWFG apparently picked up and left with a small group of Canada Geese and was gone by 7:30.  The Cackling Geese were still present when I left.

Fred Shaffer
Crofton, Anne Arundel