Hello Michael,
I am sure you had the "Aleutian"Canada Goose. There is a photo in the
WOSNEWS 48 April 1997
We found this bird on Ocean Shores on the Golf Course. I believe Eugene
Hunn found them in the Kent Ponds. This particular race got a verry smal
Bill.

Ruth Sullivan
Tacoma
godwit at worldnet.att.net

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> From: Michael Hobbs <Hummer at isomedia.com>
> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Canada goose races
> Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 4:49 PM
>
> One of the 200 Canada Geese at Marymoor today looked like the pictures of
the
> aleutian race leucopareia. Is this race likely in Washington, and are
there
> other races (not pictured in field guides) which would look similar.
>
> The bird was noticably much smaller than the other Canadas - it looked to
be
> about Brant-size. It was not as small as the minimas I've seen
previously.
> The bill was small like a minimas. The breast color was darker than the
larger
> geese. The bird was notably short -necked, and had a broad white neck
ring
> which did NOT continue around the back.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> == Michael Hobbs
> == Kirkland WA
> == hummer at isomedia.com
>