[Bristol-Birds] Goose ID

  • From: Anita Huffman <dhuffman@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 12:26:39 -0400

At Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery north of Knoxville on Monday, May 4, we saw three large geese. They looked mostly like white-fronted geese with the white ring around the bill but had the white cheek patch of the Canada goose. Were these likely hybrids?

Thanks,
Anita Huffman
Rugby, VA
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