[wisb] Re: Ross's Goose in Veterans Park lagoon? (Milwaukee) YES
- From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'wisbirdn'" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:37:35 -0500
Good call, Bernie. I stopped and saw the Ross's goose this afternoon at
3:30. In addition to the field marks noted below, the bill is bluish and
the line along the base of the bill where it meets the face is straight
vertical. This is actually the best looking Ross's goose I have had the
pleasure to see. No hint of a grin patch at all, so the question of a
Ross's X Snow hybrid is not so worrying. Nice find!
Jym Mooney, Milwaukee
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:26 PM
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Subject: [wisb] Ross's Goose in Veterans Park lagoon? (Milwaukee)
I'm pretty sure there's a Ross's Goose mixed in with a flock of Canadas in
Veterans Park lagoon in Milwaukee. I went home thinking "Snow Goose", but in
looking at my Sibley's I started to shift the ID more towards Ross's.
Small bird. Head barely clears the backs of some of the larger Canadas when
standing on the ground. Bill appears stubbier than Snow's. No discernible
"grin patch". None of the staining that sometimes appears on Snow's heads.
Caveat: I've been wrong with IDs before (e.g., the Red-necked Grebe
incident), so this could just be a small Snow Goose that sorta looks like a
Ross's. Either way, it's a new BIGBY bird for me. :-)
Last seen at 12:45PM, with a largish flock of Canadas, near the paddleboat
rental place.
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
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