Ellen,

Keep an ear out for Cackling Geese. Of the flocks I see/hear going over
Scatter Creek this time of year, most are Cackling Geese. Their notes are
much higher pitched and less clearly patterned than larger Canadas. The
Greater White-fronts I saw a couple days ago were a first for the yard list.
They have a more rhythmic, rising, musical call, pretty distinctive.

Good birding, Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Blackstone" <ellen at 123imagine.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:24 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] geese over Wedgwood -- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...


> Hi, Tweets!
>
> I awoke just before midnight on Tuesday night -- geese overhead! Heard
> them again around 2 and 4 and 6AM, then finally saw a string of them at
> 7AM, although they were just dark shapes in the clouds. We live in
> Wedgwood, three blocks east of Seattle Audubon. The night was cloudy and
> the city lights were reflected, so I was afraid that they might be flying
> around in circles. But, no! It sounds as if there are just a lot of them.
> We also heard them early this morning, Thursday.
>
> These did not sound like Canada Geese. I listened to the call on the
> whatbird.com site (thank you, Sandy Daniels!). The audio there sounds
> like what we were hearing. Must higher-pitched than Canada Geese.
>
> Fall is here!
>
> Ellen Blackstone
> Wedgwood, Seattle
> ellenAT123imagine.net
>
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