I photographed the same bird at 1 pm today. Another photographer got
quite a few shots, but I don't think either of us realized this was
"the" bird. See
<http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/birds/mysteryGoose/080212_ubna_4031.htm>http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/birds/mysteryGoose/080212_ubna_4031.htm

Click on "map view" and select "Satellite" for the view (upper
right) to see where I stood when taking the shot. The goose was about
200 feet south by southwest of me, just a few feet south of the path.
It was there when I arrived and was still there about 45 minutes
later as I headed home.

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA
tweeters at dartfrogmedia dot com


At 07:42 PM 2/12/2008, John Puschock wrote:
>Upon further review, I'm going to have to agree with Brett Wolfe,
>this looks like a small Greater White-fronted Goose. Other than
>size and perhaps wing length (though if you check the old Audubon
>Society Master Guide to Birding, you'll see a Greater with wingtips
>extending beyond the tail), nothing seems to agree with Lesser
>White-fronted: extent of white on the face, no prominent eyering, a
>dark nail on the bill, bill color and perhaps bill shape all suggest Greater.
>
>I put a few photos at http://www.sdbirding.com/whitefronted.htm, and
>I may add some more throughout the night, particularly if there's
>still some thought that it may be a Lesser.
>
>John Puschock
>Wedgwood, Seattle
>g_g_allin at hotmail.com
>http://www.birdtreks.com
>
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