Re: [cobirds] Boulder White Goose ID

What are the attributes cause you to think it's part Ross's goose? Thanks for the thoughts on that.  

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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On Mar 25, 2021, at 8:14 AM, DAVID J WALTMAN <djwaltman@comcast.net> wrote:



Yesterday, 24 March, I photographed an interesting white goose at Prince Lake #2.  It was roughly the size of nearby Canada Geese, too big for a Ross's Goose.  The bill was too large for Ross's and did not have the perfectly straight vertical base of a Ross's.  The head was not perfectly round like a Ross's.  The bill appeared too small for a Canada Goose and did not have a significant grin patch.  In summary, the head features were intermediate between Ross's and Snow.  I conclude that this is a Ross's Goose x Snow Goose hybrid.  See attached photo.

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