Subject: Spencer Island Mystery Goose
Date: Sep 10 19:19:56 1996
From: KLYNnCATS at aol.com - KLYNnCATS at aol.com


Hello,

This is my first posting to TWEETERS. At about 10:15 this morning, my
friend and I went to Spencer Island. Because of the message from Barry
Levine, we took an extra careful look at the flock of Canada Geese that
landed on a small pond near us. We saw the goose Barry described. It was
close to the same size as the Canada Geese and after checking in the "Stokes
Field Guide to Birds", we decided that it most resembled the following
description from the Guide under Snow Goose:

Dark morph, called "Blue Goose," has a pink bill, white head and upper neck,
and dark body and wings.

We were unable to confirm the color of the beak, but the coloration matches.

Kaylynn VanCamp
Everett WA
KLYNnCATS at aol.com