The Bar-headed Goose is a migratory species of south-central Asia but has been introduced in Europe, at least in the Netherlands. I checked eBird and found only two June records of the species in the United States of the same bird in northern Texas mixed with Canada Geese. I checked what I think is the latest version of the American Birding Association checklist and the Bar-headed Goose is not listed so it is probably one of those species that is considered domestic unless you can somehow prove (within reason) it to be wild. This is certainly an intriguing find but I just thought I would throw a bit of additional information in so people can better make the determination whether to chase the bird or not.
There may be more up to date information available than what I listed. Jason Caddy South Minneapolis ________________________________ From: Minnesota Birds <[email protected]> on behalf of David Cahlander <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 8:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Bar-headed Goose - Wright County Tony Hertzel reports a Bar-headed Goose seen in Wright County. Green Mountain Lake at the junction of 10th St NE and Ebersole Ave. If it is wild it would be a new Minnesota record. -- David Cahlander [email protected] Burnsville MN 952-894-5910 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net LISTSERV 16.0 - Login Required<http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net> lists.umn.edu If you are a University of Minnesota user, please enter your UMN.EDU email address (i.e. [email protected] - regardless of campus affiliation) and Internet password ... Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
