>Hello Tweets- I just happened to glance outside of my office window and
>noticed a group of 31 Canada Geese having breakfast on the lawn. One of
>the them has only a few white feathers on its cheek, appearing completely
>black at a glance. I have noted other Canada Geese recently with reduced
>white on the cheek- sometimes only a narrow stripe- but not an individual
>with as little white as this one. Have others observed similar variation?
>I am sure that individuals with no white on the cheeks are very possible,
>but has anyone ever seen one?
>
>Alan J. Knue

No, I haven't, and I've looked at a whole heap o' geese in my day. I've
read of such variation, however.

Another Canada Goose note. On Sunday, 3 November, there were 4 Cackling
Canadas feeding with their big relatives near Evans Pool on the northeast
corner of Green Lake. I've seen very few of these in Seattle.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416