Re: [cobirds] Unusual Hybrid Goose at Monte Vista NWR

The hybrid goose that you showed a picture of reminds me of the hybrid geese we have at my house outside of Littleton. They showed up three years ago and I ended up deciding they were hybrids of emden and Canada geese.

      The geese we have here have white on their heads and neck, orange feet, Canada goose bodies and a large white rump which the causes them to sit up higher in the water. They have slowly been getting more whiter on their heads and necks. They have put themselves in charge of our ponds and taken females from other geese as mates although they have not had a successful nest.

    Your goose is way cooler looking because if it's interesting designs of white and black!

    Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county
       

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On Feb 19, 2017, at 8:13 AM, mvjohnski@gmail.com wrote:

There are about 6 to 8,000 birds at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, with more to come as waters start to flow. These birds consist of Sandhill Cranes, Cackling, Canada, Gr Wh Fronted and Ross' Geese. A good variety of ducks are also present. (Rio Grande County). Best viewing places are the usual turnouts on Hwy 15 south of Monte Vista.

Every year we seem to get an anomaly and this year is no different. I found and photographed an unusual hybrid goose that is similar to a Canada Goose but has obvious differences. A white frontal area, large white cheek patch, broad white belly band, and orange legs are some of the notable differences. This bird has me baffled.

You can view the bird on my webpage at

http://johnrawinski.zenfolio.com/

Look at the first 3 images in "Sandhill Cranes and Other Birds at Monte Vista NWR"

I would be interested to hear what folks think this bird might be. Good birding all.

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, Colorado

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