Hey all-
Maybe some of the Ruff hunters can check this out. Dale Carlson posted two
photos of a pair of geese from the Bass Ponds in the Minnesota Birding
facebook group. ("7 MAY 2015 I believe these are Greater White-fronted
Geese. Can someone confirm? Seen in Long Meadow Lake east of the beaver dam
in the Bass Ponds area of the MN Valley NWR.") They lack white fronts on
the face, and have dark feathering on the face and fairly long orange
bills. I'd love any comments on the photos - I don't have a great way to
share them other than where they are hosted on facebook.
But more photos might be helpful. If anyone sees these birds it might be
worth snapping some photos. They may be immature Greater White-fronts with
no white yet, which would be very late. Or they may be some weird mix with
a domestic, though their proportions don't look anything like barnyard
geese. Or perhaps a hybrid, or better yet an odd vagrant...
Thanks much,
jesse ellis
Saint Paul
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