>Hi all,
>
>I saw a goose today that was totally unfamiliar to me. It was perching in a
>snag above a pond. About the size of a snow goose, it had a dark body that
>was medium gray on back and dark gray on the chest, extending to the neck.
>It's head was mostly white with a few small patches of gray. It had light
>orange feet and a light-colored beak. The most striking feature it had was
>blood-red markings around the eyes extending in thin short streaks from the
>bottom of the eyes towards the beak. I couldn't find it in my bird book so
>am thinking it is an exotic species or hybrid of some sort. Does anyone
>have a clue what it might be?
>
>BTW...I'm in the Portland, OR area.
>
>TIA,
>
>Cathy Strahm
>cathys at europa.com
>http://www.europa.com/~merlyn/

>