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I took a quick look through the St. Mary's Fish Hatchery Sunday afternoon around
3 p.m. Most of the ponds that are that were drained are dried out. There were
only a few Killdeer in the way of shorebirds. I made one pass through in the
car and only saw a couple Northern Shovelers and Wood Ducks among the Mallards.
There were several hundred Canada Geese in the grassy areas near the building;
busy blanketing everything with their droppings.
I turned around at the far end and checked again as I was driving back out, and
was surprised to see 7 Cackling Geese on the pond just south of the building.
They were huddled in a tight flock, swimming near a group of Mallards which
provided a great size comparison. They were only slightly bigger than the
Mallards, with their cute stubby bills. They seemed nervous when I stopped the
car to look. They swam toward the back of the pond, staying tightly grouped the
whole time.
I found that a great behavior comparison to the Canadas ten yards from my car,
grazing in the open grass like sheep.
Brian Menker
Dayton/Springfield
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