Hi Everyone,
 
A very large flock of Canada Geese (200+) have been hanging out at McMillan Reservoir for the last month.  I've suspected that some of the smaller ones could be Cackling Geese, but never saw any that had all the field marks (bill size, head shape, neck length, and overall size) to call them good Cacklings.
 
But today, I had a small group of 7 moving through the throngs of Canada Geese right by the fence and they all had good field markings for Cackling Geese.
 
Surprisingly, I couldn't find the nearly resident Ring-necked Ducks, but they could have been sleeping out of sight in the little southeastern cove.  The consolation prize was a HORNED GREBE swimming around that same distant cove.
 
Good Birding!
 
Jason Berry
Washington, DC
 
 
 
eBird List:
 
 
McMillan Reservoir, District of Columbia, US-DC
Jan 24, 2012 
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
8 species

Cackling Goose  7    Family group(associating together) mixed in with the hundreds of Canada Geese.  Very small, short bills, steep foreheads.  Seemed shier than the larger Canada Geese.
Canada Goose  250    2 Large flocks feeding on the lawns (basically everywhere!)
Mallard  2
Horned Grebe  1    swimming in far SE corner of water
American Coot  4
Ring-billed Gull  55
Great Black-backed Gull  18
Northern Cardinal  1

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