Dave, I'm pleased someone else has seen the goose. I think I have seen the same bird several times at Fossil Creek, and was hoping someone would suggest a possible identification.
Randy Fischer Fort Collins On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Good morning, > > > > From the morn I study birds the less I know category… > > > > This morning at Fossil Creek Reservoir in Larimer County I observed what I > first believed was a dark morph snow goose (photos below). After watching > it awhile and looking at my photos I started thinking is may be a Snow X > Canada hybrid. I bit of reading online confused my more. > > > > This bird was a bit larger than the associated cackling geese, had a small > grin patch and pink bill, pink legs, and, to me, the body color of a > Canada/cackling goose but perhaps a bit darker. Any thoughts or tips on ID > would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dave Farmer > > Larimer County > > > > > > > > > > -- -- 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/d5640e9a-0a18-44ee-80bf-d3f90a64ce1en%40googlegroups.com.
