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Hi; Patricia Chalmers and I went on a "Goose Chase" today, looking for the Greylag and the Greater White-fronted Goose and anything else that might show up. We spent almost two hours (12:30 - 2:20?)at the gravel pit - Will-Kare Paving, close to 3 km NW on Hwy #311. The man at the security gate was very friendly and helpful telling us that a man and lady were there earlier this morning taking pictures - Ian? We saw a Cackling Goose, but no Greylag or GR. Wht-fronted. We then tried McWilliam Rd., long a favourite spot for flocks of Canadas; but nary a goose in sight! Then we drove further west to McKinley Rd. just past the John Deere dealership. Again nothing. Thanks, however for the GPS coordinates, Blake, which I converted to NAD83 using the geographic conversion tool on the Atlas website: www.mba-aom.ca McKinley Rd by the cemetery: 469034E 5025541N We finally got fabulous closeup looks at the Greylag behind house #611 just 100 meters before the entrance to the gravel pit. Thanks to Clarence Stevens: father and son, and Fulton Lavender for giving us this address. Clarence Jr. saw the Goose in flight and tried to point it out to us. Everyone managed to see it, noting the pale grey forewing in flight - except me! I must have been looking at the wrong group of geese! The Stevenses and Fulton went off in search of the Gr. Wht-fronted, but Pat and I went back to the gravel pit to try and get a better look at the goose which had landed on the water. Just a few minutes later, the man who lives in #611 came driving up to us in his truck to tell us the goose had now landed in his yard, so close you could pick it out without binoculars! We followed Lymon Totten (spelling?) back to his house and watched the bird with binoculars and scope for about half an hour. Of special note: we were able to see the toe - one behind each leg - running straight downward parallel to the leg. We couldn't distinguish it/them when the bird was standing sideways; but when its back was to us we could see them quite clearly. Both toes were long (3 -4 cm?) and thin and ended in a point. Suzanne Borkowski
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