Hi All,

This morning I stopped by the Hills Creek Road/Floyd Creek Church Road site where the pair of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE has been recently reported and was able to relocate them grazing among a quarter multitude :^) of CANADA GOOSE on the pastures and hillsides behind and around the pond!

The geese of both species range far and wide from the pond on the hillsides and pastures around and behind the pond, so make sure to scan everywhere within sight for the birds. If the GWFG are somewhere behind the pond you will probably need a scope to find them. If they are somewhere on the water you may have to wait until they sail out from behind a bank and into sight.

Also grazing on the hillsides behind the pond were SANDHILL CRANE (7)! A bunch of GREEN-WINGED TEAL were on or around the pond as well. A good- sized group of BREWER'S BLACKBIRD were along the fenceline, side, and the backyard of the house to the right and closest to the pond, with some EUROPEAN STARLING mixed in!

I think the street signage versus the internet signage for Hills Creek Road is kind of bad. The road maybe can be called Hills Creek, Floyd Creek Church, or Pine Bow!

Google Earth Coordinates: 34 05 49 00 N 84 55 40 55 W

http://www.wingsoverga.com/BartowCountyBirdingSites.html will tell you how to get there!

Good Birding All!

Mark

Mark McShane Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia eagleeyed AT bellsouth.net

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