At about 5PM Sun evening I watched a white goose fly in (relatively) close to the road at Weaver Bottoms along Hwy 61. My general impressions were of a rounded head, small pink bill lacking a grinning patch (though I was far from the bird), and no rusty coloration in the head. However the bird seemed substantially larger than any of the species of ducks (100's of dabblers present). The bird was actively feeding most of the time so head and neck characteristics were a little hard to determine. I'd appreciate any impressions anyone else gets of this bird. Is it possibly a Ross X Lesser Snow Hybrid (see Sibley p. 79)?
Dedrick Benz Winona, MN
