[TN-Bird] Possible Ross's Goose - Bells Bend (Davidson Co.)

From: "Bells Bend Nature center" <bellsbend@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:38:49 -0600
I had what appears to be a Ross's Goose at Whooping Crane Farm this morning. 
(That's the farm on Cleece's Ferry Rd. just off Old Hickory Blvd. on the way to 
Bells Bend Park where two Whooping Cranes wintered a few years ago.) It was 
with a flock of Canada Geese. I had pretty good looks and everything looked 
right. The bill was small, the base wasn't curved and I saw no grin patch, but 
the bird's bill had mud on it so this latter field mark might have been 
obscured. Size-wise, the bird looked right too.

If anyone goes to see this bird, a scope would be advisable.

Tony Lance

Bells Bend Outdoor Center
4187 Old Hickory Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37218
(615) 862-4187
bellsbend@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.nashville.gov/parks/nature

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