[mou] Small geese- Cackling?

[Ann and Manley Olson]

About 4:00 today I saw 4 small geese in Roseville on the pond on the NW 
corner of Roselawn and Cleveland. There were about 150 birds on the 
pond. These four were off to the side of the rest and swam away when any 
larger goose approached. They were noticably smaller then the rest of 
the flock. I saw them only in the water, not on land. As the small birds 
drifted away, I heard what seemed to be higher pitched calls but I was 
not close enough to determine which bird was uttering the calls.
Manley Olson
Falcon Heights