You're right - the feathers do look wet/ruffled. It could also be oil. Good point, Dave. Joe Kipper Fort Collins
On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 3:29:10 PM UTC-7, Mark Obmascik wrote: > > Sibley says oilfield waste pits kill up to 2 million birds a year: > > https://www.sibleyguides.com/conservation/causes-of-bird-mortality/ > > More info from US Fish and Wildlife Service here: > > > https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/contaminants/documents/COWDFBirdMortality_000.pdf > > Good birding, > > Mark Obmascik > Denver, CO > > On Thursday, January 24, 2019, 1:51:14 PM MST, DAVID A LEATHERMAN < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > > Joe, Gary, et al, > I have seen a few geese lately, particularly at Milavec Res in Frederick, > that appeared oil-stained. That is another possibility with this bird. > Feathers look "wet". Without seeing the bird up close, or actually > inspecting it in-hand, may be tough to tell which it is for sure, melanism > or oil. If aquatic insects land on my blue Honda all the time, thinking > it's a pond, I would imagine waterfowl can land in pools of oil thinking > they are clean water. Just a thought. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> <[email protected] > <javascript:>> on behalf of [email protected] <javascript:> < > [email protected] <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:47 AM > *To:* Colorado Birds > *Subject:* [cobirds] Re: What is this goose? [Weld] > > Hello Gary, > If you look closely at the face of the goose in your photos (especially > the photo where the goose is facing sideways), you can see the outline of > the "cheek patch" that occurs on Canada and Cackling geese. On an ordinary > cackling goose, that patch would be white; on this goose it seems to be a > lightish brown which contrasts with the dark color of the rest of the > goose. Once you see it, the cheek patch is quite obvious and because of > that field mark I would call this goose a melanistic cackling goose. (I'm > assuming it's cackling based off of the stubby bill, but lesser Canada is > not out of the question.) There have been recent reports of a couple > different melanistic cackling geese in Northern Colorado, and the goose you > photographed appears very similar to the pictures from those other reports. > This is just my opinion, and other people might have different opinions, > but I would confidently ID it as a melanistic cackling goose. > Joe Kipper > Fort Collins > > On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 10:29:49 AM UTC-7, The "Nunn Guy" wrote: > > Hi all > > Domestic or hybrid? Photos here: > > http://www. friendsofthepawneegrassland. org/albums/view/65/35th-ave- > gravel-pit-ponds-greeley > <http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/65/35th-ave-gravel-pit-ponds-greeley> > > Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn > http://www. friendsofthepawneegrassland. org/ > <http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/> > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <javascript:> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6429ca60-aba4-46a7-bf89-7559ab9f57c3%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6429ca60-aba4-46a7-bf89-7559ab9f57c3%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <javascript:> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB3603751C94D65492DEC6085BC19A0%40CY4PR0601MB3603.namprd06.prod.outlook.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB3603751C94D65492DEC6085BC19A0%40CY4PR0601MB3603.namprd06.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/4f706699-f58f-48a9-8e8f-cd508ee581ab%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
