I birded Pope's Creek today and had prety much the came species noted by
Andrew Dubillon January 7. The raft of Scoters and Scaup were far out
at the beach, and I didn't make the effort to try to count the different
species.
I did run into a Cackling Goose, Richardson's subspecies (Hutchinsii) I
believe, in a flock near the visitor's center. This was my first
Cackling Goose, and it was indeed noticeably smaller and with a much
smaller bill. The coloring was very similar to the typical Canada Goose
seen around here.
I also stopped briefly at Vir Mar Beach, which had some Longptailed
Ducks, Bufflehead, and a few Black Scoters. It was pretty quiet, and
what was there was pretty far out.
Jim Goehring
Fredericksburg, VA
James E. Goehring
Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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