[mou] Rice county birds; cackling geese
Dave Bartkey
cerulean1966@msn.com
Sat, 2 Oct 2004 19:27:45 -0500
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Hi everyone,
I birded River Bend Nature Center this morning with Troy Flicek, and =
for part of the morning, Forest Strnad, and didn't turn up anything too =
unusual. Winter Wren, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hermit Thrush, =
Yellow-rumped Warbler, and several duck species on the upper pond =
including Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail and a very striking =
American Wigeon who still retained some breeding plumage.=20
Troy and I decided to check through all of the gulls and geese at =
Alexander Park, which is connected to the fairgrounds, so we headed over =
there and had, what we would identify as, at least 30 Cackling Geese. =
Starting out, we saw two very small groups which in all, totaled maybe =
7-8 birds. We were provided great looks at all angles of these small =
groups, and had wonderful comparisons with many Mallards and Canada =
Geese. Then a flock of about 25 Cackling Geese flew in calling as they =
arrived, giving us vocal comparisons with the hundreds of Canada Geese =
which blanketed the water and shore. To me, the call sounded like a =
Canada Goose on helium. Kind of like what a Red-breasted Nuthatch sounds =
like compared to a White-breasted Nuthatch. Just my theory...
I know there's more questions than answers about these birds right =
now, but thought that this posting might be significant. And if nothing =
else, mildly interesting!?!
Good birding!
Dave Bartkey
Faribault, MN
cerulean1966@msn.com<mailto:cerulean1966@msn.com>
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<DIV>Hi everyone,</DIV>
<DIV> I birded River Bend Nature Center this morning =
with Troy=20
Flicek, and for part of the morning, Forest Strnad, and didn't turn =
up=20
anything too unusual. Winter Wren, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hermit Thrush, =
Yellow-rumped Warbler, and several duck species on the upper pond =
including=20
Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail and a very striking American Wigeon =
who=20
still retained some breeding plumage. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Troy and I decided to check through all of the gulls and =
geese at=20
Alexander Park, which is connected to the fairgrounds, so we headed over =
there=20
and had, what we would identify as, at least 30 Cackling Geese. =
Starting=20
out, we saw two very small groups which in all, totaled maybe 7-8 birds. =
We were=20
provided great looks at all angles of these small groups, and had =
wonderful=20
comparisons with many Mallards and Canada Geese. Then a flock of about =
25=20
Cackling Geese flew in calling as they arrived, giving us vocal =
comparisons with=20
the hundreds of Canada Geese which blanketed the water and shore. To me, =
the=20
call sounded like a Canada Goose on helium. Kind of like what a =
Red-breasted=20
Nuthatch sounds like compared to a White-breasted Nuthatch. Just my=20
theory...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> I know there's more questions than answers about these birds =
right=20
now, but thought that this posting might be significant. And if nothing =
else,=20
mildly interesting!?!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Good birding!</DIV>
<DIV>Dave Bartkey</DIV>
<DIV>Faribault, MN</DIV>
<DIV><A title=3Dmailto:cerulean1966@msn.com=20
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