Jeff Cohen was nice enough to send me the suggestion that my mystery eider was an imm. Snow Goose. Which on examination of sibleys turns out to be the case. I've never seen one in isolation, nor on the water - on the water the neck seemed very short and un goosy, and the head profile a bit too sloped, but sorry to say not an eider.

The good news is that I did see an immature snow goose in Everett today, along with the aforementioned cackling goose. Thanks Jeff for the help.

Jeff Gibson, Everett wa