Patty Sorensen saw 3 geese fly over her house on Cottonwood Ln in NW
McMinnville this morning. She says they are a match for blue phase Snow Geese.
Very rare in W Oregon.
Observers out Baker Creek or at Fox Ridge should check out the geese flocks in
the fields NW of McMinnville.
Paul Sullivan
From: Patty Schoenthal Sorensen [mailto:patty.sorensen@xxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2016 8:28 AM
To: Paul Sullivan <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Unique birds
Blue phase snow geese!
On Oct 23, 2016 8:22 AM, "paultsullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Emperor geese? Blue- phase snow geese? Muscly ducks?
Don't know.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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From: Patty Schoenthal Sorensen <patty.sorensen@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:patty.sorensen@xxxxxxxxx> >
Date: 10/23/16 8:01 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: Paul Sullivan <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >
Subject: Unique birds
Hi
I just saw 3 goose like birds fly thru our wetland. They were jet black with
white heads! Flying in a tight formation only 20 feet over the wetland. Any
idea what they might be?
