Greater White-fronted, Cackling, and Ross's Geese Today! ~ November 25, 2025

Jason Horn came to my house and we both went up to Little Gap this morning. We were hoping for Evening Grosbeaks and Pine Siskins, but none were positively found. One of the first birds we had was an immature Golden Eagle, too far to the north for photos. While there, Laurie Goodrich from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary showed up. I hadn't seen her in years and got to talk with her while we hawkwatched. It wasn't a "favorable winds" day for raptors, but we did have 13 Snow Geese, 45 Canada Geese, an immature Bald Eagle, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, a Merlin, a Pileated Woodpecker, 3 Common Ravens, a Golden-crowned Kinglet, 33 American Robins, 2 Purple Finches, 7 American Goldfinches, a White-throated Sparrow, 4 Red-winged Blackbirds, and 3 Common Grackles, in addition to the Golden Eagle.

We left Little Gap around noon, went through Bath, and stopped at the Silver Crest Road pond. There, Jason spotted a Greater White-fronted Goose as I spotted a small group of 6 Cackling Geese among about 800 Canada Geese!

Greater White-fronted Goose

Five of the six Cackling Geese.

Six Cackling Geese.

Cackling Geese in flight.

The predicted rain started coming down while we were there. Other birds found there included 7 Common Mergansers, 5 Ruddy Ducks, a Green-winged Teal, and a Great Blue Heron.

Down the road at the Regency ponds, we saw 36 Buffleheads among around 400 Canada Geese.

We checked the Nazareth Quarry, hoping for the rain to put down some interesting birds. While scoping it, Jason picked out a Ross's Goose among around 200 Snow Geese and got some digiscoped photos of it! Other birds found there included 30 Ruddy Ducks, 7 Ring-necked Ducks, 5 Buffleheads, 2 Common Mergansers, and 8 American Coots among about 3000 Canada Geese. Six Eastern Bluebirds were also seen there.

Our last stop was at the Hollo Road pond where we had 4 Green-winged Teal and an American Black Duck among 65 Canada Geese. An American Kestrel and about 30 Amerian Robins were perched in the nearby trees.

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