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["Jerry Thornhill" <jthill@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought I posted this link last night, but apparently it got lost somewhere.  
Sibley has a discussion on the issue of identifying geese at
    http://www.sibleyguides.com/canada_cackling.htm

Jerry
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  Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 6:57 PM
  Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Previous Small Goose Report


  Rick et al
  .
  I saw what may have been a Richardson's back in the summer. The single bird 
  was about half the size of it's larger counterparts. The major mark recorded 
in 
  my field notes was the beak being 1/3 the length of the head, appearing 
  smaller than that pictured in Sibley's Guide for the Lesser Canada Goose 
which had 
  me thinking Richardson's.  Like Rick and Bill's bird there was no distinct 
  neck ring. I am still not certain exactly how to distinguish these two or 
which 
  of the smaller geese received species status. David Sibley may have 
discussion 
  of such posted on his web site.
  Repost from Aug 8.2004

  8 AUG 04
  Weir Dam
  Sullivan Co., TN.
  .
  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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