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Night flyer V2.0

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Subject: Night flyer V2.0
From: Gary Davidson <>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:44:27 -0500 (EST)
Hi Colin,
owarrgh, I tried several ways to pronounce this word, but nothing I could come up with sounds anything like a Canada Goose.  Being from Canada, I have some experience with this species.  But when you said gutteral, I couldn't help but think about the Cape Barren Geese I heard this weekend on Maria Island, Tas.
Gary Davidson
 
 


Colin Driscoll <> wrote:
Ok I have votes for Wood Duck, Egret, Heron, Canada Goose.
Not Wood Duck or Egret. I was considering Pacific Heron but too big and wing
beats too strong. Out of left field the Canada Goose seems possible. It was
heading in the direction of the Hexham wetlands so birders looking for the
Black-necked Storks, keep an eye out for the Canada Goose!
Cheers

Colin



Hi all
Here's a challenge...
I live at the edge of Lake Macquarie in the Toronto area and last night at
around 10 a large bird flew over. I heard its call for a while before it
flew over head maybe 100m up and it was big enough to be able to catch its
outline in the moonlight with the naked eye and I could hear the steady
swish of the wing beats. The call was a longish gutteral "owarrgh" (I think
I spelled that right!). It was heading north.
I wasn't an Ibis or Bla ck Swan so what was it?
Cheers
Colin

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