Dear Tweeters,
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Today (14 October 2012)?on the Butler Flats, a flock of Canada and a few Cackling Geese also included a bird that I have dubbed "Whitey." This domesticated white goose has been showing up in Skagit County since March of 2006, always with Canada Geese. I have seen the bird a total of 20 times now, mostly in September and October, but also a few times each in February, March, August, and November. It has shown up in various places, from coastal spots to as far upriver as Hamilton. Almost all of the sightings have occurred in what could be called migration season.
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I? wonder what tales this bird would have to tell!
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Yours truly,
?Gary Bletsch

Near Lyman, Washington (Skagit County), USA

garybletsch at yahoo.com

"Nun," sagte ich, "wenn ich ein Taugenichts bin, so ist's gut, so will ich in die Welt gehen, und mein Glueck machen." Und eigentlich war mir das recht lieb, denn es war mir kurz vorher selber eingefallen, auf Reisen zu gehen, da ich die Goldammer, welche im Herbst und Winter immer betruebt an unserm Fenster sang: "Bauer, miet' mich, Bauer, miet' mich!" nun in der schoenen Fruehlingszeit wieder ganz stolz und lustig vom Baume rufen hoerte: "Bauer, behalt' deinen Dienst!"