Yesterday did some birding around Fort Collins and found a few oddities - for this time of year. A couple Soras were talking at River Bend Ponds Natural Area just to the northwest of the parking area off Cheryl St. Also saw 5 Snow Geese (3 white - 2 intermediate), 5 Great White-fronted Geese, a Red-breasted Merganser female, and a Ruddy Duck at the lake across the street from Kingfisher point parking area to the north. I was birding with Lori Pivonka.
In addition to the above, had a Cackling Goose that had a normal head and feet, but an all white body with light gray primaries. It looked like a goose that sat in a bleach bath. It did not look like a hybrid, but may have been, more just melanistic feathers. The most interesting goose I have seen in a long time. Tom Hall Fort Collins, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/bdaf7210-29d0-4a0e-9d21-0dd8f2f26507%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
