Subject: [Tweeters] Re; Ross's Goose or Snow Goose
Date: Apr 10 19:26:18 2012
From: Dennis Paulson - dennispaulson at comcast.net


Oops. Michael, that's a white domestic goose, presumably Greylag ancestry. Note the grayish feathers and lack of black wingtips. White geese in or near back yards are probably a lot more likely to be domestic ones.

Dennis


On Apr 10, 2012, at 8:15 PM, mcharest at wamail.net wrote:

> Saw the post about a possible Ross's Goose at Charlton Lake in Tacoma and
> stopped by there after work today. A cool little lake that I never knew
> about. The goose was located on the other side of the lake behind some
> houses a bit too far to get a good photo. I drove around and a couple
> working in their yard were very kind and allowed me to access their back
> yard and take a couple photos. Real nice folks. I have never seen a Ross's
> Goose other than in a field guide but this bird appears more like a Snow
> Goose to me,(blocky head, not too stubby bill) but I am unsure. I posted a
> couple of photos for those of you who would like to see for yourselves.
> Either way it is a new lake for me that I will probably check out again in
> the future. Photo is here
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecharest/6920227486/in/photostream
>
> Have a great evening,
> Michael Charest
> Tacoma, Washington
> mcharest at wamail.net
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