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Weird Geese

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We share our experiences, good and bad. It returned last year with a small flock of Canada Geese and then again this year with a much bigger flock, nearing 150, that contained more oddities. But then compare the size of it against the Canada Geese. It is associated with the same flock which is made up mostly of Canada Geese.

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On Ducks and Geese

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Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. This is Girlie Girl. Not to be confused with Little Girl, of course.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of 2019)

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My commitment cannot be questioned after making FOUR separate trips to comb through hundreds of Canada Geese until I finally teased out some smaller Cackling Geese. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Things can only get better from here!

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Birding with Baby

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Daily walks with my kid in the baby jogger helped me build up endurance and lulled him to sleep, so one sunny afternoon I brought along my binoculars for my first experience birding with a baby. Canada Geese honked in the distance, while Turkey Vultures swirled overhead. I chose an easy location: a park at the end of a lake, an easy 1.5

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The Gas Station Bird

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Here’s a quote about bird lungs from Britannica: “Himalayan geese have been observed not only to fly over human climbers struggling to reach the top of Mount Everest, but to honk as they do so.” Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses.

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Exploring eBird Mobile Tracks

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During winter, the refuge is full of noisy Cackling Geese.) eBird keeps improving, and it the additional features consistently add to the birding experience. I didn’t actually climb onto the roof of the visitor center, but I did go back and forth along the platform that overlooks the marsh, checking the various waterfowl.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of February 2018)

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I finally found one of those Lesser Black-backed Gulls I’ve been chasing all winter, a worthy replacement for the rare geese I hoped to find at Braddock Bay’s North Marina. They found twenty-four species of ducks, geese, and swans, not bad for a half-day. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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