[wisb] Re: Small white goose at Nine Springs - Madison, Dane County

Frankly, that looks to me to be a fairly "pure" Ross's - note how close 
in size it is to the Mallard behind it, and how vertical the back of the 
bill is where it meets the face.  It also seems to show the dark line 
behind the eye that juvenile Ross's show.

Peter Fissel
Madison, Dane Co.

Max Henschell wrote:
> Hello-
> 
> This afternoon I went out to Nine Springs near Madison to see if there
> were any shorebirds. No shorebirds, but I did find a small white
> goose. It appears to be potentially be a hybrid between Ross' and Snow
> from what I could see. A picture is posted here:
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bucephalabirder/6163609827/in/photostream
> 
> Comments and feedback are welcome on it's lineage.
> 
> Other birds out there were: Blue- and Green-winged Teal, Northern
> Shovelers, Wood Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, lots of Mallards and Canada
> Geese, a couple Sandhill Cranes and my first Yellow-rumpeds for the
> fall.
> 
> Good birding!
> 
> 
> Max Henschell
> Madison, WI
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