On December 11, 2009, I photographed what I originally thought was a Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose at Stearn's Lake in Boulder County. Bob Spencer and a couple of other astute Front Range birders suggested that it was actually a Graylag x Canada hybrid. After further research, I agreed. This website is helpful. www.google.com/search?q=greylag+canada+goose+hybrid&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=oJjJUbXbAabUyQHv6YGACg&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=1099
Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Eric Lutomski <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm not sure how rare this is but I've been watching and waiting for one > to appear for the last six years in Denver's City Park. The juvenile has > the white eye marks, body shape and coloration of a Canada Goose but has > stocky yellow legs (already thicker than adult Canada Goose), bi-colored > bill (top black, bottom yellow), and the bill shape of a Graylag Goose. > This is a weird looking bird it'll be interesting to see what it grows up > to look like. Has anyone else encountered a hybrid of these two species > before? > > > Eric Lutomski > Bird Keeper Denver Zoo > Denver/ Larimer County > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/2060fd71-0b26-4037-af74-fce4e9d8174b%40googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Chuck Hundertmark 2546 Lake Meadow Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 303-604-0531 Cell: 720-771-8659 [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CACZCCxe-M0OaO0gQO_yzHHf%2BwB7hoHL_pEQfVE%3DTfv%3Dn%3DbEQKQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
