From  Dean Rupp: 03/10/09 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach S.P. -- 11 SNOW GEESE, 8 light and 3 dark, grazing in marsh east of Willards Island at 8:45am. (The same group was also seen on 03/09/09 at 10am.) For a snow goose novice (me), this group is interesting because various plumages depicted in the Sibley Guide are present.  Of the 3 dark morph birds (Blue Geese), one has a white head and neck (dark adult) while 2 have dark necks and heads (dark juvenile).  Of the 8 light morph birds, at least one or two are all white (white adult) while most have extensive gray (white juvenile).  These birds have apparently been present in almost exactly the same location since Sunday morning (entered in the log by Arne R).  We saw them Sunday at 5:00 and again on Monday and today within a few yards of the same place which I estimate to be about 500 ft out in the marsh.  They can be seen best from the easternmost trail on Willards Island and a scope is suggested (although I have not used one). Dean Rupp Killingworth