Thanks Ted...that is what we concluded as well. Thanks for your input. On Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 8:13:36 AM UTC-7, [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 > > > > >
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