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Hello folks=2C
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Although both these rarities - the Anser anser (Greylag Goose / Oie cen=
dr=E9e) of NS and the Anser brachyrhynchos (Oie =E0 bec court - Pink-footed=
Goose) of NB have been well reported for the weekend past (and the latter =
for today)=2C it is rare=2C indeed=2C that I get two lifers in one weekend =
in Canada=2C so I had to share my excitement and appreciation. Thanks to t=
he discoverers=2C Eric Mills and Stuart Tingley=2C and all those who have h=
elped us keep track of them -- especially Dwaine Oakley and the family at 1=
32 Mountain Lee=2C who led us to the North River Greylag Saturday=2C and Lo=
uis-=C9mile Cormier=2C whose close attention to the Pink-footed Goose at Co=
cagne/Cormierville convinced me to give it one more try instead of leaving =
without seeing it after about 6 hours searching on Sunday! Yes=2C there it=
was Sunday afternoon=2C on the huge lawn next to the famous autobody shop =
at 2662 route 535=2C on my 7th try there! So=2C a big weekend for me=2C bu=
t nothing compared to the exploits of some of the New Brunswick birders=2C =
including Denise Godin and others from the Peninsule Acadienne=2C who saw b=
oth these on Saturday a.m.=2C and tossed in another species of Anser=2C the=
Greater White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse) in between=2C at Fort Beaus=E9jou=
r. =20
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I was also delighted to hear that Macklin Smith had seen the Greylag. =
He was probably the last on Saturday to see it near the quarry=2C as all th=
ose who came later spent time scanning the Canadas there without success u=
ntil someone came along and directed them/us to the Mountain Lee site. It =
1s a measure of the rarity of that species that Mack=2C who has had the hig=
hest ABA Area life list for the past several years (880 species at last rep=
ort)=2C needed to get it. Too bad that all the rest of us got there too la=
te to meet him.
When I first saw the Greylag (with the group as described by Joan Czapal=
ay)=2C the views were fairly good=2C but it did not flap its wings and the =
tall grass obscured the feet=2C so I returned in mid-afternoon=2C and was a=
ble to study it for another half-hour. This time I got better looks=2C inc=
luding the pale forewings=2C the pinkish legs and feet=2C and even a hind t=
oe! It looked to me like a juvenile of the western race (A. a. anser) =2C =
as illustrated on plate 3 of Owen's Wild Geese of the World. The striking =
feature distinguishing it from the other Anseres was its greyness=2C with n=
o sign of the brown head and cast to much of the plumage seen in the Pink-f=
ooted and White-fronted.
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Great fun! Now if some of those Halifax rarities would cooperate that w=
ell!
Cheers
Wayne P. Neily
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Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia
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"In wildness is the preservation of the world." - Henry D. Thoreau=20
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Hello folks=2C<BR> =3B<BR> =3B =3B Although both these rarities=
- the <EM>Anser anser</EM> =3B (Greylag Goose / Oie cendr=E9e) of NS a=
nd the <EM>Anser brachyrhynchos</EM> (Oie =E0 bec court - Pink-footed Goose=
) of NB have been well reported for the weekend past (and the latter for to=
day)=2C it is rare=2C indeed=2C that I get two lifers in one weekend in Can=
ada=2C so I had to share my excitement and appreciation. =3B Thanks to =
the discoverers=2C Eric Mills and Stuart Tingley=2C and all those who have =
helped us keep track of them =3B-- especially =3BDwaine Oakley and =
the family at 132 Mountain Lee=2C who led us to the North River Greylag Sat=
urday=2C and Louis-=C9mile Cormier=2C whose close attention to the Pink-foo=
ted Goose at Cocagne/Cormierville =3Bconvinced me to give it one more t=
ry instead of leaving without seeing it after about 6 hours =3Bsearchin=
g on Sunday! =3B Yes=2C there it was Sunday afternoon=2C on the huge la=
wn next to the famous autobody shop at 2662 route 535=2C =3Bon my 7th t=
ry there! =3B So=2C a big weekend for me=2C but nothing compared to the=
exploits of some of the New Brunswick birders=2C including Denise Godin an=
d others from the Peninsule Acadienne=2C who saw both these on Saturday a.m=
.=2C and tossed in another species of <EM>Anser</EM>=2C =3Bthe Greater =
White-fronted Goose (Oie rieuse) in between=2C at Fort Beaus=E9jour. =
=3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B I was also delighted to hear that Macklin Smith ha=
d seen the Greylag. =3B He was probably the last on Saturday to see it&=
nbsp=3Bnear the quarry=2C as all those who came later spent time scanning t=
he =3BCanadas =3Bthere  =3Bwithout success =3Buntil someone=
came along and directed them/us to the Mountain Lee site. =3B It 1s a =
measure of the rarity of that species that Mack=2C who has had =3Bthe h=
ighest ABA Area life list for the past =3Bseveral years (880 species at=
last report)=2C needed to get it. =3B Too bad that all the rest of us =
got there too late to meet him.<BR>
<BR> =3B =3B =3BWhen =3BI =3Bfirst saw the Greylag (wit=
h the group as described by Joan Czapalay)=2C the views were fairly good=2C=
but it did not flap its wings and the tall grass obscured the feet=2C so I=
returned in mid-afternoon=2C and was able to study it for another half-hou=
r. =3B This time I got better looks=2C including the pale forewings=2C =
the pinkish legs and feet=2C and even a hind toe! =3B It looked to me l=
ike a juvenile of the western race (<EM>A. a. anser</EM>) =3B=2C as ill=
ustrated on plate 3 of Owen's <EM>Wild Geese of the World</EM>. =3B&nbs=
p=3BThe striking feature distinguishing it from the other <EM>Anseres</EM> =
was its greyness=2C with no sign of the brown head and cast to much of the =
plumage seen in the Pink-footed and =3BWhite-fronted.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B <BR> =3B =3B =3BGreat fun! =3B Now=
if some of those Halifax rarities would cooperate that well!<BR><BR> =
=3B Cheers<BR><BR>
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y<BR> =3B<BR>Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia<BR> =3B<BR>"In wil=
dness is the preservation of the world." - Henry D. Thoreau <BR><BR></DIV> =
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