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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-BADFCD58-6348-492B-96A9-BC37CCE46903 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Maybe the mallard-sized Cackling Goose? In Ian McLaren's All the Birds of Nova Scotia he mentions that there are som= e fall reports of this species in the province. But he also says they can be= confused with dwarfed Canada Geese or small subspecies of the latter which i= s probably more likely.=20 Nancy Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrot= e: >=20 > Hi All > On Monday, where a small brook flows into the salt water > on Mahone Bay, I saw a flock of Canada Geese. > I've been watching for them since but no sign. > There was about 20 in the flock. At first from a distance > I thought they were Herring Gulls or Mallards but when I got > close they were Canada Geese. A little bigger than the Mallards > but not much. > They were resting on the bank of the brook, probably stopped for > a drink of fresh water. Looked tired. > Hard to say where they went > Enjoy the snow > Paul --Apple-Mail-BADFCD58-6348-492B-96A9-BC37CCE46903 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Maybe the mallard-sized Cackling Goose= ?</div><div><br></div><div>In Ian McLaren's All the Birds of Nova Scotia he m= entions that there are some fall reports of this species in the province. Bu= t he also says they can be confused with dwarfed Canada Geese or small subsp= ecies of the latter which is probably more likely. </div><div><br></div= ><div>Nancy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:= 21 PM, Paul MacDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita= 2001@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><d= iv style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, He= lvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><d= iv>Hi All</div><div>On Monday, where a small brook flows into the salt water= </div><div>on Mahone Bay, I saw a flock of Canada Geese.</div><div>I've been= watching for them since but no sign.</div><div>There was about 20 in the fl= ock. At first from a distance</div><div>I thought they were Herring Gulls or= Mallards but when I got</div><div>close they were Canada Geese. A little bi= gger than the Mallards</div><div>but not much.</div><div>They were resting o= n the bank of the brook, probably stopped for </div><div>a drink of fresh wa= ter. Looked tired.</div><div>Hard to say where they went</div><div>Enjoy the= snow</div><div>Paul</div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-BADFCD58-6348-492B-96A9-BC37CCE46903--
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