[birding] Corv audubon field trip/weird goose pics

[Hendrik Herlyn]

Hello Cheryl,

from what I can see on the pictures, those geese appear to have orange-ish legs ... they may be Canada X White-front hybrids, I've seen some before that looked very similar.

Interesting find

Hendrik

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Hendrik G. Herlyn

2445 SW Leonard Street, Apt. 5

Corvallis, OR 97333

USA

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--- On Sat, 1/10/09, Cheryl Whelchel <dirtgirl16cr125 at MSN.COM> wrote:
From: Cheryl Whelchel <dirtgirl16cr125 at MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: [birding] Corv audubon field trip/weird goose pics
To: "corvbird" <list at midvalleybirding.org>, "rich armstrong" <richarmstrong at comcast.net>
Cc: "obol" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 6:31 PM



 
 


I posted some pictures of the 2 weird geese we saw today at the following 
link.
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vgswallow16/
 
Cheryl Whelchel
Tangent

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: rich armstrong 
  To: corvbird 
  Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 5:57 
  PM
  Subject: [birding] corvallis audubon 
  field trip
  

  1. 15 birders went on the corvallis audubon 1/2 day trip 
  this morning. no rain at all, but quite cold.
  2. we began at mcfaddin marsh where there were about 500 
  TUNDRA SWANS. everyone got good looks at pintails, american wigeon, 
  green-winged teal, gadwall, coots, ring-necked  ducks, and shovelers. 
  there was 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE.
  3. we heard a VIRGINIA RAIL (maybe 2) and cheryl welchel 
  went back to car and got her tape and she called the bird into view for 
  everyone. also a MARSH WREN was fairly cooperative
  4. at the bridge still at mcfaddin we had pied-billed 
  grebe and 2 weird canada geese - twice as much white on head and they were 
  together. then we had a mixed flock of PURPLE FINCH (got them in scope), 
  GOLDEN-CROWNED & RUBY CROWNED KINGLETS, yellow-rumped warblers, and 
  chickadees.
  5. at the cheadle marsh overlook we had scope looks at 
  ROUGH-LEGGED & RED-TAILED HAWKS, NORTHERN HARRIER, and distant looks at 
  blad eagle. there was 1 SNOW GOOSE among all the cacklers and canada geese - 
  all saw it well.
  6. at the 1st house we had scope views of ACORN 
  WOODPECKER and WESTERN BLUEBIRD. VARIED THRUSH & WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 
  were seen but less cooperative.
  7. at 25401 bruce road we looked for the mockingbird. 
  cheryl saw the NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD for an instant but we could not refind it 
  at all. there were many killdeer in the field and scrub jay, mourning dove, 
  house finches, and northern flicker in trees.
  8. we stopped at philomath sewage ponds. everyone saw 
  ruddy duck, 1 female bufflehead, and lesser scaup as well as ducks seen 
  earlier.
  9. we were back by noon and i think all enjoyed the 
  morning.
  Rich 
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