Hello Charlie,

Yes it is a lot of birders even now I have 5 more reply so it brings the
total to 273 birders who went and saw this Geese.
On you comment that these geese are escapee, which is not proven yet and we
wrote the birds up regardless,we know this bird will not be confirmed but
how do you know that these are escapee?And with the White-fronted Geese,it
was mentioned first by Paul Sullivan and David Smith what there observed in
the field and I was ask for a photo of this birds what was the bird we
encountered the first day we found the Geese.You kind of negative about
these birds,but birders thanked Patrick for the find to mention that you
also went and saw these geese.

Ruth Sullivan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Wright" <charlie at birdwright.com>
To: <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: Counting Observers


> That is a fairly impressive number of birders that came to see a pair of
> likely escaped geese.
>
> I've looked at the photos of the White-fronted Geese and I can't say that
> there's anything to make them the Greenland subspecies. They are too
pale,
> and the bill seems small. Nothing is out of range of variation in our
> expected race.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 5:41 PM
> Subject: Counting Observers
>
>
> > Hello Tweeters and birders,
> > First I like to thank every one who responded of my request ,the
counting
> > the birders who visit Bowerman to seeing the two Pink-footed Geese.I
kept
> > truck of birders who posted to tweeters and the birders who I meet in
the
> > field.The other birders I added.Bob from Portland added the last
sighting
> > what brings it up to 269 Birder visit Bowerman Basin .In case you did
not
> > contacted me please continuo to do so.Good news today,I saw the Two
> > Pink-footed with the two White-fronted Geese.I use my Scope first to see
> all
> > the details.It clearly show a verry much jet black on the the flanks
which
> I
> > hope will show in this photos.The bill and leg color seems to me also
> > brighter,but again I will see what the photos showing.I was so lucky I
> > watched this birds for over an hour,as it start getting really dark and
> the
> > rain came.
> >
> >
> > Cheers Ruth Sullivan
> >
>
>