Re: [cobirds] Greater white fronted but not! Arapahoe count

Okay, the picture Rob says look exactly like the bird I had on my palm today. Woo hoo! The mystery is solved. Thanks a lot, Deb Carstensen, Arapaho County

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> On Jan 26, 2014, at 10:31 PM, "Rob Parsons" <parsons8@mymts.net> wrote:
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> Deb,
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> Here is a link to a decent photo of a juvenile Gr. White-fronted Goose. Did your bird look like this at all?
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> http://www.pbase.com/image/88248144
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> Cheers,
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> Rob
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> Rob Parsons
> Winnipeg, MB
> CANADA
> parsons8@mts.net
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> -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Carstensen
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 11:21 PM
> To: Cobirds ; fiddlenurs@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Greater white fronted but not! Arapahoe count
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> Hey so, I heard from a couple people that let me know that the juvenile greater white fronted goose won't have white at the base. What about the heavy black tip at the end of the beak? Thanks for your input, Deb Carstensen, Arapaho County
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>> On Jan 26, 2014, at 12:28 PM, Deborah Carstensen <fiddlenurs@aol.com> wrote:
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>> I just had a goose on my pond that I initially thought was a greater white fronted goose but realized there was little to no white at the base of its beak. The beak was mostly orange, darker at the base and had a black tip to it. The legs were the classic bright orange.
>> When I looked back to study it more carefully, it was gone! It just made me think about the taiga bean goose that was in Kansas and made me wonder… It is no longer here. I live in Arapaho County a few miles north of Chatfield reservoir so you might want to keep your eyes out for this unusual goose. I'm even closer to the South Platte reservoir… Another place to look.
>> I'm sure it could be some kind of hybrid but I just wanted to let everyone know that the goose was here in case they were in the area and wanted to keep your eyes out for it. Deb Carstensen, Arapaho County
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