[wisb] Re: Small white goose at Nine Springs - Madison, Dane County
- From: steven lubahn <stevenlubahn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdnet wisbirdnet <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:37:26 -0500
I think this bird has a strong potential of being a hybrid. I see a prominent
grin patch, the bill size seems a bit large and the head may be a bit blocky.
The photo is too fuzzy to make out any further details.
Steven Lubahn
Cudahy
On Sep 19, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Peter A. Fissel wrote:
> 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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