What are the attributes cause you to think it’s part Ross’s goose? Thanks for the thoughts on that.
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2021, at 8:14 AM, DAVID J WALTMAN <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yesterday, 24 March, I photographed an interesting white goose at Prince Lake > #2. It was roughly the size of nearby Canada Geese, too big for a Ross's > Goose. The bill was too large for Ross's and did not have the perfectly > straight vertical base of a Ross's. The head was not perfectly round like a > Ross's. The bill appeared too small for a Canada Goose and did not have a > significant grin patch. In summary, the head features were intermediate > between Ross's and Snow. I conclude that this is a Ross's Goose x Snow Goose > hybrid. See attached photo. > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/2147430020.194440.1616681635360%40connect.xfinity.com. > <Ross'sxSnowGooseP1200050.20210324.jpg> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/41DFFA5A-8CAE-4B92-85E2-CACBEC77B415%40aol.com.
