Subject: [Tweeters] Canada Goose subspecies?
Date: Feb 20 11:23:13 2010
From: Byers - byers345 at comcast.net


Hi Tweeters,

We were down at the Montlake Fill this morning enjoying views of
the Tree Swallows (SW Pond) and Ruddy Duck (Main Pond). We had heard that
Cackling Geese had been seen at the Fill recently, so when we spotted some
geese with smaller looking bills, we thought these must be the ones. On
examining our pictures back at home, however, we noted that, though the
bills were smaller than Canada Goose, the breast was whiter than Cackling
and the head kind of flat. We think they might be Richardson's Canada
Goose. I guess that's interesting in its own right. I'd be happy to send a
photo to anyone who would like to verify what we saw.



Cheers, Charlotte Byers, Seattle