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[Thecattertons@xxxxxxx]

Greetings,

The immature Trumpeter Swan in Nokesville (Prince William County) was seen 
this morning from 9:30 a.m. until noon when I left. The Canada Goose flock it 
was in, was initially in the field near the Parkgate/Brookfield intersection 
and later flew to the field where we originally saw it yesterday...less than 
a mile east down Parkgate from that intersection, on the north side. Fran and 
Ken Bass came out and were able to get some great video and stills for 
documentation. Tom Pendleton picked out a beautiful GREATER WHITE-FRONTED 
GOOSE (adult Greenland race) in the Canada flock.

If you come out to look for these birds and you find the Canada flock in the 
north field along Parkgate, but don't see the Trumpeter Swan, it might be 
down in the "stock dam".. a small pond out in the field. At one point I had 
to stand up on the hood of my Jeep to see it.

Laura Catterton
Manassas, Virginia


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