The body plumage on the white-headed goose in your checklist looks good for a dark morph Snow Goose.
Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO > On Nov 19, 2021, at 12:59 PM, Peter Ruprecht <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > This morning's Boulder Audubon field trip group at the Carolyn Holmberg > Preserve in Boulder County was treated to several thousand white-cheeked > geese on Stearns Lake. Among them was one of those "Cackling-body, > Snow-head-and-neck" hybrids. And, as an interesting comparison, an > apparently non-hybrid dark-morph Snow Goose. (Photo at > https://ebird.org/checklist/S97785549 <https://ebird.org/checklist/S97785549> > ; let me know if you think the ID is wrong. In real life, the bird seemed > darker and grayer than in the pic.) > > Lots of raptors there as usual, including my FOS Rough-legged Hawk. > > Peter Ruprecht > Superior > > -- > -- > 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 > <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/ > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHPXVBYBNt-D31hguSERB1hvdmro8SXo0K0k3dxo80Hge5%3D6nA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHPXVBYBNt-D31hguSERB1hvdmro8SXo0K0k3dxo80Hge5%3D6nA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- 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/CA65B48C-6C16-4E0F-94E6-93FCB50BD529%40gmail.com.
