Tuesday, 11 December 2012

[cobirds] Blue Snow Goose, Sanborn (Westlake) Park, Greeley, Weld County

Hey all,

This afternoon at about 1:30PM, Amber and I were in Greeley near Sanborn (Westlake) Park where I saw hundreds of Canada Geese, so I decided to stop and scan the crowds.  There was one lone Blue morph Snow Goose hanging out with a group of Canada's near the North-east shore.  It foraged for awhile before flying with the group to the lawn just behind the King Soopers. 

I was also amazed at the diversity of size of the "white-cheeked" geese!  There were plenty of large Canada's, and many tiny Cackling geese, some of which were no larger than nearby Mallards.  It seems that Sanborn Park is a great place to learn the differences between the different species and sub-species of Canada / Cackling geese.

Good Birding!
Matt Webb
Fort Collins, CO
(though as of next week, I'll be from Pittsburgh, PA...)

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