I can't speak to how common this is, but a couple of weeks ago, before
the freeze, I saw something similar: a V of about 30 Canadas with one
snow goose landed at Green Lake at dusk.

Patti Loesche
Seattle

On Dec 10, 2009, at 5:48 PM, Judi L. Baker wrote:

>> From freezing Hood River Valley. I've recently moved back to this
>> area after a 40+ year hiatus in California. This afternoon when I
>> was driving to town I saw a V-formation Canada Goose group flying
>> fairly low overhead, about 50 birds I guessed, and among them was a
>> single snow goose. Is this normal for here? I don't remember
>> seeing snow geese when I lived here as a child. Thank you. Judi
>> L. Baker