FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Lesser Canada Goose at Weir

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8 AUG 04
Weir Dam
Sullivan Co., TN
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This afternoon there were 61 Canada Goose and one Lesser Canada Goose. I 
found the flotilla from the riverside parking area upstream from the weir.
The smaller goose was about half the size of the others. A good field mark 
was the beak being about 1/3 the length of the head. The breast appeared to be 
a 
shade darker gray than the larger counterparts. There was no noticeable 
"notch" at the apex of the white facial patch. 
This could have been a "Richardson's" as described by the Sibley's Guide, but 
I am not certain how to extinguish the two! 
'Til we bird again

Rack Cross
Blountville, TN


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