[va-bird] Greater White - fronted Geese in Swoope



Hello all

This afternoon Pat & I decided to venture out for a short jaunt to Bells Lane & 
to the Swoope area . We wanted to see if the winter storm dropped any different 
birds in on our County . We were not disappointed . Over on Rt. 876 just up 
from where Rt. 708 intersects with Rt. 876 there is a feeder lot near the Riley 
farm which had about 250+  Canada's & mixed in with them were one Snow Goose & 
two Greater White -fronted Geese . It was fun watching these two keeping the 
Canada's at bay . Also in this feeder lot was about 100+ American Pipits & 
about 150+ Horned Lark . They kept on the move & it was hard to find any 
Lapland's if they were mixed in . At Smith's there were 6 Gadwall , one Greater 
Scaup & 2 Hooded Merganser's .
At Bells Lane most of the ducks that were there yesterday have gone . But we 
did manage to get 12 Wood Duck's , 3 Gadwall , & 8 Hooded Merganser's . At the 
pond behind Hardee's in Verona had about 350+ canada's with the one Blue morph 
Snow Goose .

After work tomorrow I will get out & do a full scale pond check in Augusta 
County . plus I am hoping to get some photos of the 2 G W F Geese .

Allen & Pat Larner
Staunton
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