I have seent that goose too. I assumed it was some kind of a domestic
hybrid. However, I would be interested in hearing what others think.

Margaret Parkinson
Univeristy District, Seattle


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From: <RivaLeya at aol.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:27 PM
Subject: Montlake Fill


> I am hoping for help identifying a goose I saw on January 27, 2002 and
today
> March 24, 2002 at the Montlake Fill. It is about the size of a Canada
Goose
> but with a thicker neck. It is all over whitish but not stark white.. Pink
> bill with a black tip. Face had a plump roundish cheek that was whiter
than
> the face but just a bit. On January 27 I saw it walking around the Big
Pond
> with Canada Geese and it had pink legs! Today I did not see its legs. It
was
> swimming in the canal between the cat tails and the Lake and then it was
> swimming in the Big Pond.
>
> Other Montlake birds this morning:
> Parking lot pond (E5lot)
> pair of Shovelors
> 3 Mallards
> 3 Green winged Teals
> Swallows (could use help here too!)
> Robins
> Canada Geese
>
> First Pond:
> 1 coot
> Red winged black bird
> 2 crows flew in
>
> Open Lake Washington
> 18 + cormorants
> Great Blue Heron flying
> Hooded Mergensers
> Common Mergensers
> Mystery Goose
> Buffleheads
>
> Big Pond:
> 3 coots
> 2 Male Ruddy Ducks
> 1 Male Shovelor
> Mystery Goose
>
> Bay:
> 4 Canada Geese
> 1 pair Gadwalls
> lots of coots
> Male Ring necked Duck
>
> Mud Flat
> 2 Turtles!
>
> Randy Joseph
> University District
> mail to: rivaleya at aol.com
>
>
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