I was lucky enough to watch a large flock of traveling geese fall from on high into Patriot Lake in Shelby Farms. There was much hailing going on from the resident Canada Geese, calling these travelers in and in the cacophonous greetings, you could hear the high pitched squeaky calls of Cackling Geese.

There were two Cackling in the new arrivals and they soon found the couple that had previously arrived and set up winter quarters. I hope they talked their diminutive cousins into staying.