On 3/9/2010 8:56 AM, Chris Starling wrote:
> Greetings,
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> My last two drives into work from Cecil County to southern Harford County (exit 100 to exit 77 on I-95) have been nice and sunny. Equally delightful has been the immense number of migrating waterfowl that have been present.
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> Yesterday, 8 March, I noted two large skeins of Snow Goose (estimated around 300 total) and numerous Canada Goose flocks (estimated 2000 total).
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> Today numbers were even higher. Snow Goose totals easily reached 500 and Canada Goose numbers were in the 3000-3500 range. There were a scattering of snow geese mixed in with some of the Canada flocks as well. Today, I also noted at least 50 Tundra Swan in various loose groups; 20 or so of the Tundra Swan were seen in obvious formation with a large group of Canada Geese over the Susquehanna River.
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> Other notables included three Bonaparte’s Gulls which buzzed the Hatem Bridge over the Susquehanna River and a lone Pileated Woodpecker which flew over the highway near the Chesapeake House in Cecil.
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> Side note: Robins were singing in the yard this morning and turtles were hauled out of the mud basking in the sunshine yesterday!
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> 60 degrees today!
> Chris Starling
> North East, MD.
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