[CT Birds] "Geese 101"on Long Island

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Just returned from a very easy and exciting birding trip with a friend to  
the North Fork of LI,  then the Montauk area and Shinnecock Inlet.  In spite of 
seeing thousands upon thousands of seaducks, several NORTHERN GANNETS, and a 
very cooperative AMERICAN BITTERN, what I will most retain from this trip will 
be what I learned about  observing geese.  For me it was "geese 101".   We saw 
 a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, a BARNACLE GOOSE, several snow geese, including an 
imm., and a few brant, all of these among huge flocks of Canada geese. Hard work!  
I will never look the same way again at a flock of Canada geese.   I just 
hope I don't kill myself on the road as I slam on the brakes to check out what's 
in the fields!  I think that one of CT's birding organizations needs to design 
and sell a bumper sticker that says something like:

       "Caution:  Birders on Board -- we brake for birds!"

Carolyn Cimino with Maggie Peretto
Waterford



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