Thanks to all who checked out this unusual goose at MVNWR. Here is what I have gathered from your responses. A number of folks thought Canada X Gr Wh fr Goose. I was thinking that way as well as was a birder friend who also saw it. But today, I also got a post from a friend in Oklahoma who found a website showing Canada X Greylag Goose Hybrids. I am now leaning that way but will need to look at the photos closely. Anyway, thank you all for taking a look at this bird.....
On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Casey Setash <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John, > > I believe this is the same bird I saw nesting on Monte Vista last summer > (see attached photos). I tried many times to get a good photo of the bird > swimming around the first pond on the auto tour route with some goslings, > but I was never able to get an appreciable photo. The one I've attached > shows it swimming with a couple of other adults and what I assumed were its > older goslings. Who would have thought it would be able to successfully > mate! I was never able to determine whether it was the male or female from > behavior, but I'm glad to see it's back again this year! > > Casey Setash > > On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 8:13 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There are about 6 to 8,000 birds at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, >> with more to come as waters start to flow. These birds consist of Sandhill >> Cranes, Cackling, Canada, Gr Wh Fronted and Ross' Geese. A good variety of >> ducks are also present. (Rio Grande County). Best viewing places are the >> usual turnouts on Hwy 15 south of Monte Vista. >> >> Every year we seem to get an anomaly and this year is no different. I >> found and photographed an unusual hybrid goose that is similar to a Canada >> Goose but has obvious differences. A white frontal area, large white cheek >> patch, broad white belly band, and orange legs are some of the notable >> differences. This bird has me baffled. >> >> You can view the bird on my webpage at >> >> http://johnrawinski.zenfolio.com/ >> >> Look at the first 3 images in "Sandhill Cranes and Other Birds at Monte >> Vista NWR" >> >> I would be interested to hear what folks think this bird might be. Good >> birding all. >> >> John Rawinski >> Monte Vista, Colorado >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ms >> gid/cobirds/804f43a2-350a-4633-9500-eb3122471225%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/804f43a2-350a-4633-9500-eb3122471225%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Casey Setash > Vice President, VT Student > Chapter of The Wildlife Society > Wildlife Science > Virginia Tech Class of 2014 > -- 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/CAH_iPjV6NeXgEJJTwUFCSsjMOg1QYcYN5w5V1VGA7V%3Df9DFuww%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
