Thanks for the guide to finding Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs (and Snow
Buntings), Heather. Your comment about flocks associating with the bedrock
ridge is insightful.
Your question:
A convenient link to information about Cackling Goose is found through David
Sibley's Sibley Guide blog, http://www.sibleyguides.com/canada_cackling.htm
The most thorough treatment I've seen arrived in my mailbox a couple of days
ago. The feature article in the current issue of North American Birds
(Volume 62: No. 3, 2008) details and illustrates the four subspecies of
Cackling Goose, and compares the small Canada Goose subspecies, parvips.
You can subscribe to North American Birds (and you should) through the
American Birding Association, http://www.aba.org/
Tom Bain
Central Ohio Clayey Till Plain
Delaware County
-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Heather Raymond
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:03 AM
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Wyandot CO & Killdeer Plains
"Multiple flocks of hundreds of lapland longspurs and horned larks in
northwestern Wyandot County (northwest of Carey, west of Springville
Marsh on the bedrock ridge). This is the second time I've seen these
numbers in this region, so they may hang out here a while. In one flock I
noticed two birds with some white on their wings, observed flying away
(possible snow buntings, but I didn't get the best look). I posted a map of
the county roads I typically see them on (and some short-eared owl & other
bird pics) here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=188531&id=1396450923#/album.php?aid=12
365&id=1396450923"
The ponds at Springville marsh were almost completely frozen over with no
birds, although another pond on the extreme south of the marsh accessable
only via a RR track right of way was open (but only canadians & mallards
present). Same story at Findlay reservoir.
"I spotted a cackling there (1/2 size of canadians, any other good field
marks for them?) and there were about 30 tundra swans."
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