"Was was"? I of course meant to say "the one I saw was"......I have photos (on 
my other computer, of course) that show a bird virtually identical to yours.

Norm

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> On Jan 3, 2017, at 9:30 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> Dark phase Ross's Goose (which is extremely rare) has a different plumage 
> pattern than this bird, a pattern more like Blue Goose, with black and white 
> pattern on neck and head - see Sibley field guide for example.
> 
> Nick K
> Ft Collins
> 
> From: "Christy P" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected], [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 8:43:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Canda Goose or Cackling Goose/Snow Goose hybrid?
> 
> Nick - for my knowledge, could you define a little further what separates 
> these from full Ross's Goose? I haven't seen many, so further information 
> would be very helpful.
> 
> Thanks
> Christy Payne
> Wheat Ridge 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:34 PM Nicholas Komar <[email protected]> wrote:
>> These tiny black geese with white heads are thought to be hybrid Ross x 
>> Cackling Goose. 
>> 
>> Nick Komar
>> Fort Collins
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>> On Jan 3, 2017, at 7:31 PM, Jamie Simo <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I have a similar question with a goose I saw in Frederick on Monday.  My 
>> first thought was that it was a blue morph Snow Goose, but the proportions 
>> seem off.  Could this be a blue morph Ross's Goose?  Or maybe a hybrid of 
>> some sort?  Its body is very dark.
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>> 
>> Jamie Simo
>> Longmont
>> 
>> On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 5:08:51 PM UTC-7, Aaron Tucker wrote:
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>> 
>> Out at Aurora Reservoir today saw an interesting goose. It appears to be a 
>> Canada or Cackling goose but is very white. I guess it could be an albino 
>> but thought I'd see what you all thought. Any ideas? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Link to first picture.
>> 
>> Link to second picture
>> 
>> It was at the edge of my lens and not in great light. Sorry for the rough 
>> photos. 
>> 
>> Aaron Tucker
>> Aurora
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