Subject: [Tweeters] Emperor Goose
Date: Oct 20 18:42:22 2014
From: Dianna Moore - dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com


Hi Tweets....After a few weeks of on and off searching for this goose,
today I found it by accident while rescuing beached Western Grebes.

Our local wildlife rescue folks are overwhelmed by the reports of grebes
unable to fish in the rough seas; they beach themselves and most slowly
die, as COASST participants know only too well. The advice is if we can
catch them and transport them over to the sheltered marina, they will
probably be able to make it.

Today when I walked my dog there were six WEGR huddled on the high sand
being buffeted by the wind and half-covered in sand. So I dropped the dog
off at home, grabbed my net and a big box, ignored the wails of protest
from the birds, and dumped them into the marina.

While watching their preening and bathing antics I spotted the adult goose
on the inside northern wall of the jetty enclosing the marina. It was
standing on the rocks at the base of the wall and spent most of the time
preening in the sunshine. It doesn't appear to be impaired in any way, but
I didn't get to see it swim or fly.

Dianna Moore
Ocean Shores
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