Hi Kevin, This bird wasn’t the smallest individual I’ve seen, nor the tiniest of triangle bill examples of Ross’s Goose I admit.
I’ll say the curved back bill edge seen in my photos didn’t look as pronounced during viewing. The same with what looks like a small grin patch in pics. Ross’s x Lesser Snow Goose hybrid is a definite maybe. I’d like to hear what others think after seeing this bird. If it wasn’t snowing so hard when I was there, my digiscopes would be better and more numerous. Thanks for the feedback, Gary On Jan 25, 2023, at 12:00 PM, Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: The photos posted of this bird looks like a hybrid Snow X Ross's to me. The bill is a little long, seems to be curved at the back edge, and it looks like it might have a grin patch. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: bounce-127096231-3493...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-127096231-3493...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Gary Kohlenberg Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 10:37 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ross’s Goose at Treman Marine Park The Ross’s Goose Dave Nutter found yesterday is still swimming around the north end of Treman Marine Park in Ithaca as of 9:30 am today. Many mixed species of waterfowl are in the SW corner of the lake if you can see through the snow flakes. Gary -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
