Yesterday, after I left Rob Stone and Bob Cotter, Rob found EIGHT Greater White-fronted Geese at the Camel Farm just off lower road near Pine Island. He shortly found a ninth GWFG at the Turf Nursery. (a definate record!) I couldn't go back, but went down first thing this morning. There were tremendous numbers of geese in the area. At the Camel Farm, I found at least five thousand (5,000) Canada Geese and one Blue-phase Snow Goose. I then went to the Turf Nursery where I found six thousand (6,000)Canada Geese, three thousand five hundred (3,500)Snow Geese, four GREATER WHITE-FRONTED Geese and one CACKLING GOOSE. Waves of geese filled the air in every direction. I can only guess at the total numbers of geese in the black dirt region of the county. The geese soon took off from the Turf Nursery and went in several directions. Later Ken McDermott and Dan (?) arrived and I was able to find three of the GWFG at the sod farm next to the Golf Course around the corner from the Jolly Onion Inn. Even later I returned to the Camel Farm to find what I believe was at least 10,000 Geese. These included one hybrid Goose, one GWFG (immature bird), one Leucistic Canada Goose and the Blue Phase Snow Goose. Five Greater White-fronted Geese in one morning, not bad. Thanks to Rob Stone for alerting us to these birds. John Haas
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