Hello Tweeters,

I have 45 Ross?s Goose records in my database for Washignton since 1993
(distilled from over 75 reports). A few records may represent the same
individual that moved from one location to another. Ten records involve
more than one individual. Prior to the 1990?s, Ross?s Goose was still
considered very rare with reports generally occurring more than 5 years
apart. Since then they have become annual with reports coming from all
corners of the state. I have disscussed this trend with others and can
come of with no logical explanation for it.

I occasionally get reports of 100?s or 1000?s of Ross?s Geese from the
Skagit area. Since it is a well known wintering area for the Wrangle
Island Snow Goose population, and that reports of that nature are well
outside of the pattern of occurance from other parts of the state, I
have to assume that they are of mistaken identity.

[BTW, I am able to show these records thanks to all the observers that
have taken the time to send me their seasonal observations over the
years. Without their input this message would not exist. If you are one
those people, thanks for your reports!]

1-3 4/13-28/94 Skagit Flats Skagit
4 4/30/94 Central Ferry Whitman
1 1/13-25/95 Kent King
1 5/1-9/95 Richland Benton
1 5/5/95 McNary NWR Walla Walla
1 8/26/95 Calispell Lake Pend Oreille
1 10/30/95 Rochester Thurston
1 12/3/95 Post Office Lake Clark
1 1/1/96 Vancouver Clark
1 2/13-22/96 Samish Flats Skagit
1 2/28/96 McNary NWR Walla Walla
1 3/30/96 Bailie Memorial Youth Ranch Franklin
1 4/6-7/96 Stanwood Snohomish
1 4/7/96 Kent King
1 5/3/96 Bowerman Basin Grays Harbor
1 11/11-24/96 Woodland Cowlitz
1 1/25-31/97 Auburn King
1 2/17/97 to 3/3/97 Snohomish Snohomish
1 3/21-22/97 Nisqually NWR Thurston
1 3/24/97 to 4/21/97 Ridgefield NWR Clark
2 5/5/97 Nisqually NWR Thurston
1 3/26/97 Royal Lake Adams
11 4/12/97 Willow Bar Garfield
3 4/27/97 Reardan Lincoln
1 4/30/97 Humptulips RM Grays Harbor
1 5/4/97 Stateline Pond Walla Walla
1 5/5/97 Two Rivers HMU Walla Walla
1 5/8/97 to 6/5/97 Rock Lake Whitman
2 5/9/97 to 5/9/97 Folsom Lake Whitman
1 12/6-20/97 Vancouver Lake Clark
1 1/8/98 Nisqually NWR Thurston
1 2/7-23/98 Keyport Kitsap
2 3/2/98 Umatilla NWR Benton
1 3/26-31/98 Conboy NWR Klickitat
1 4/24/98 to 5/8/98 Wallula Walla Walla
1 4/25/98 Rice Bar Garfield
2 5/2/98 College Place Walla Walla
6 5/4/98 Spangle Spokane
1 5/5/98 Reardan Lincoln
1 9/8/98 Woodinville King
1 10/7/98 Banks Lake Grant
1 11/18/98 Columbia NWR Adams/Grant
1 1/17/99 to 4/15/99 Kent King
19 4/13-19/99 Steigerwald Lake NWR Clark
1 11/27/99 Post Office Lake Clark


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Russell Rogers
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Olympia WA 98512
(360) 709-9870
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