A correction regarding my report of the hybrid goose at Haxtun WTP. Steve Mlodinow has corrected our identification to Greater White-fronted x Cackling. Some of these hybrids remain mysterious to me, that I have learned. https://ebird.org/checklist/S61405088
David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:37 AM David Suddjian <[email protected]> wrote: > Our DFO outing out NE yesterday Nov 12 enjoyed a 1st cycle *Glaucous Gull > *and a *Long-tailed Duck* at Jumbo Reservoir, Logan Co side. A *Common > Loon* was on the Sedgwick side. The *Snow Geese* were gathered at Jumbo > about 25,000 to 30,000 strong, and there were also *Ross's, Gr. > White-fronted* (2) and* Cackling and Canada. * > > Prewitt Res. was dull. North Sterling Res had a lot of birds, including a > *Common > Loon*, but nothing unexpected. However, a mass movement of flocks of Snow > and Cacklers filled the sky with criss-crossing V's and other formations, > and the clamor of voices! > > At Haxtun WTP in Phillips we saw a hybrid goose that we concluded was most > likely *Ross's x Cackling*. Some photos are on this checklist: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S61405088 > Haxtun had a lot of birds, mostly geese, but a lot of birds gathered at > that little prairie magnet in a vast reach with so little such water > opportunities. > > David Suddjian > Ken Caryl Valley > Littleton, CO > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6RoqRp%2B2%3DD6Wi1c6OFRGqvGRF0nzRUrMH2ryLR0e0g-8Cmw%40mail.gmail.com.
