After golfing, I stopped at the Regency Boulevard ponds and found my first Cackling Goose of the season in the south pond among around 200 Canada Geese.
The "Richardson's" subspecies is the form of Cackling Goose that shows up in our area during the colder months. I was able to get some pretty good photos showing the comparison between this smaller Cackling Goose and the larger Canada Goose. On the Cackling Goose, note the smaller size, overall grayer or silvery coloration, shorter neck, and tiny, stubby bill on a block-shaped head compared to the larger size, more brownish and darker overall coloration, longer neck, and longer bill on a more rounded head of the Canada Goose.
Two American Black Ducks were also in the south pond. A Pied-billed Grebe, a Green-winged Teal, and a Great Blue Heron were in the north pond while a couple of Tree Swallows flew overhead.
I didn't see the Bonaparte's Gull at Green Pond, so it has apparently moved on.
At the Hollo Road retention pond, there were 9 Green-winged Teal, 2 American Black Ducks, and a Lesser Yellowlegs.
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