Hello All,

>From 1990-1993 we had an adult Barnacle goose that wintered with a flock of lesser Canada geese here in the Walla Walla Valley.
This unique goose hung out with a flock of Canada Geese that had several banded individuals and these banded birds all came from the Longview -Kelso area. This Barnacle Goose returned to the Whitman Mission area each fall in mid-November for three winters until freeze up at which time it headed out to the Columbia River and McNary NWR. We were told by the "experts" that it was an escapee. I disagree and now knowing that there is a movement corridor east to west through central Canada that could easily host an on the move Barnacle Goose, changed my perspective. Take hart and never assume that it is an "escapee". After locating a Variegated Flycatcher ( 4500 miles out of range) at Wind Dust Park, Franklin Co., WA anything could be anywhere.

Later Mike Denny