Hello Dave,

I think you saw tundra swans. They large, light-colored and often noisy in
flight, and other posts to the list suggest they are moving through the state
right now.

Seeing - and hearing -  them in migration is one of my favorite things about
fall.

Cheers,
Paul

--- David Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> While I was walking my dog yesterday (Nov. 23) I heard high pitched sounds
> that I thought at first might be young coyotes or dogs at a distance, then
> as they got closer I could tell the sound was above me. Very high up was a
> flock (over 50) of large light colored birds flying in a shallow arc, not a
> V like geese do. I had a hard time finding them because they were so high
> and light colored. They were headed east toward Pennsyvania and maybe the
> Atlantic coast. I thought maybe sandhill cranes. Does anyone have an idea on
> these birds? This was in northwestern Harrison Cty about 4:00 P.M.
>              Dave Smith
>                 Station 15, Harrison Cty
>
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