Sunday, November 16, 2003 Kingston Steam Plant, Roane Co., TN This morning the 6 Ross's Geese were still present in the upper "ponds", but around 10:30 am they left with a flock of 26 Snow Geese. The Snow Goose flock included 12 dark form birds. They flew in from the end opposite the smokestacks, circled over the ponds several times, calling the whole time. The Ross's Geese called as they flew up together to join them. The combined flock circled some more, then left in the direction of the smokestacks. Their calls were interesting. The Snows' reminded me of squeaks from rubbing a balloon. The Ross's was less musical, more like buzzers. The Ross's wingbeats seemed less deep, and their necks seemed proportionately shorter. Having seen only a single Ross's before this, and Snows only one at a time mixed in with Canda Geese, I was, to say the least, moved by this sight! Another birder witnessed the spectacle also, Roseanne Denton (spelling?) from Kentucky, who was in the area to see the Sage Thrasher. Don Holt Johnson City, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================