Hello everyone, Sam Corbo posted the following to www.rarebird.org today and wanted someone to pass it along, as for myself, I may get a chance to wild goose chase these possible cacklers tomorrow: "Hey folks, I'm not a member of the Ohio listserv, as I've spent most of the last two and a half years in Wisconsin and Michigan, so if you feel this should be sent that way, feel free to forward it to the listserv. While driving home from Columbus this morning, I had two possible Cackling Geese pass over my car while heading down I-71 at the intersection with I-270 at about 8:30. The birds were with two Canada Geese. I'm calling these birds based on size in relation to the Canadas. I've had several chances to study Cackling Geese at close range in Milwaukee over the last couple of years, in direct comparison with many, many Canada Geese of different subspecies (sizes). IMO, I feel like these two were likely Cackling Geese; they didn't look like they were even half the size of the two Canada Geese. However, I wouldn't feel comfortable calling it unless I had a chance to study the birds more closely. However, if anyone is in the area, I think it would be worth checking, and could probably be relocated. If anyone is in the mood for a wild goose chase, the birds looked like they were going down to land when I lost track of them. The fields just southwest of the I-270/I-71 intersection are your best bet, somewhere inside of the circle formed by Mariane Drive, Gantz Road, and Stringtown Road. The rest of the surrounding area is residential, so I would be suprised if they are anywhere else but these fields. Also, I had a flock of 8 Snow Buntings just north of Jeffersonville, and two Rough-legged Hawks between Columbus and Cincinnati. Good birding!" Sam Corbo ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]