This bird sure looks like the Bar-headed Goose in my Bird of Europe guide (Mullarney et al). I guess the question is: could a wild bird show up in Colorado? Seems pretty unlikely! This species breeds at high-altitude in Central Asia. The guide says that feral birds appear in Europe.
Jason Beason Paonia - Delta County On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Dennis Garrison <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Jason Beason gets the credit for this one, I think. He, Andrea Robinsong, > and I were at Confluence early this afternoon when he spotted this weird > goose. None of us knew what it might be, and our bird books didn't help > much. I took fifty or sixty photos, and Jason did some searching when he > got home. Sure looks like a bar-headed goose to me! > > http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1000579lc.jpg > > http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1000603lc.jpg > > http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1000614lc.jpg > > http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1000600lc.jpg > > > It was fairly solitary, and did not seem to want to hang out with the snows > and Ross's geese. It also was a bit wary of us, and kept fairly far back in > the pack when I tried to get closer to get photos. > > I will let Jason and Andrea add their thoughts, just wanted to get the pics > posted. > > Dennis Garrison > Paonia, Delta County. > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows LiveT Hotmail is faster and more secure than ever. Learn > more.<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_1:092009> > __._,_.___ > Reply to > sender<[email protected]?subject=bar-headed+goose,+Confluence+Park,+Delta+County>| > Reply > to > group<[email protected]?subject=bar-headed+goose,+Confluence+Park,+Delta+County> > Messages in this > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsbn/message/4171;_ylc=X3oDMTM1Y2dxZW1yBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE0OTY2MjM3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAM0MTcxBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI2MDE0ODU0NQR0cGNJZAM0MTcx>( > 1) > Recent Activity: > > - New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsbn/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMGFrMTZtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE0OTY2MjM3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMjYwMTQ4NTQ1?o=6> > 1 > > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsbn;_ylc=X3oDMTJmajA1Nm5oBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE0OTY2MjM3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyNjAxNDg1NDU-> > Start > a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsbn/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNXFsZDBrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE0OTY2MjM3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNjAxNDg1NDU-> > MARKETPLACE > > Going Green: Your Yahoo! Groups resource for green > living<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=14kr51bvr/M=493064.13814333.13821539.13298430/D=groups/S=1705065787:MKP1/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1260155745/L=/B=PlwFJkSO5.I-/J=1260148545921936/K=8WX_LXK90lJ8J9gyyV8SeQ/A=5922843/R=0/SIG=11ckn2mo6/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/green/> > ------------------------------ > Mom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, > for the world and for each > other<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=14k85h0ap/M=493064.13814537.13821737.10835568/D=groups/S=1705065787:MKP1/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1260155745/L=/B=P1wFJkSO5.I-/J=1260148545921936/K=8WX_LXK90lJ8J9gyyV8SeQ/A=5697381/R=0/SIG=11eaa5dke/*http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mompowergroup/> > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlOXRjcGE0BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE0OTY2MjM3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI2MDE0ODU0NQ--> > Switch to: > Text-Only<[email protected]?subject=change+delivery+format:+Traditional>, > Daily Digest <[email protected]?subject=email+delivery:+Digest>• > Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > __,_._,___ > -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
