I'm not sure if I see any snow in it or not. The bill structure and head shape
match exactly with the Canada goose behind it, the bill and the legs are
grayish pink, and I _believe_ the eye looks pink as well. The white of the
head/neck ends exactly where the black stocking of Canada behind it ends.
I'm feeling like it might be a partial albino Cackling goose.
Regards
-Greg Pasquariello
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On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Nick Komar wrote:
> Bill, I would call this a hybrid Snow (Blue) x Cackling (Richardson's) Goose,
> with the caveat that with hybrids between Chen spp. and Branta spp., one can
> never be 100% certain of parentage without DNA evidence. The breast color,
> bill shape and gray tones in the bill and legs would be Richardson's Cackling
> Goose traits; the rest looks like Snow (or Ross's) trait’s. Check out
> http://www.pbase.com/quetzal/hybridgoose02012009. The first hybrid goose
> shown at this website (photographed 2 years ago in Fort Collins) is very
> similar to your bird. It could even be the same bird, with the small
> differences attributed to molt.
>
> Nick Komar
> Fort Collins CO
>
> -Original Message-
> From: kickback
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 6:20 PM
> To: Colorado Birds
> Cc: bill_ko...@msn.com
> Subject: [cobirds] Snow goose?? (picture)
>
> I saw this goose at the pond by the Doubletree hotel in Colorado
> Springs this afternoon. I think it is a Snow Goose but the bill around
> it's mouth and the head profile don't look right.
>
> http://avoapples.com/birds/_MG_9298_cr.jpg
>
> Comments?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill Kosar
> bill_ko...@msn.com
> Colorado Springs
>
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