Folks- following up on Chuck Hundertmark''s post from this morning and
others from the past few days, I went to Stearns Lake this afternoon.
There were several interesting geese present that I photographed
(thanks much to Walter Szeliga who joined me and was my spotter.)
Regarding potential dark Ross's or Ross's x ? hybrids, there was an
individual with a white head, dark body, and pinkish bill (adult??),
another individual with white head, dark body, and grayish bill
(juv?), and a third individual with sooty gray head, dark body, and
grayish bill (another juv?) All of these three birds were quite
small, as small as or perhaps a tinge smaller than nearby Cackling
Geese. Additionally, there was a straight-up adult Blue Goose along
with a fully white adult Snow Goose. While I didn't see the
previously reported Greater White-fronted Goose, there was a neat
leucistic Canada Goose with a tan-themed body but normal head and neck.
I haven't downloaded pics yet but will soon, and will try to get them
online pronto.
Enjoy- Bill Schmoker, Longmont
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