Re: Blackwater
Don Henise (deheni@ark.ship.edu)
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 08:38:52 -0500
Dave Mozurkewich wrote:
> The three birds I found all looked like good Ross Geese - they were
> small birds with blue-based stubby bills and no grinning patch.
> Also, I no longer hear reports of Ross x Snow hybrids, despite the
> rash of such reports preceding the first accepted record of Ross Goose
> in Maryland.
>
> This makes me wonder - What is the current status of Ross x Snow Goose
> hybrids in Maryland?
I don't know about Maryland records, but Ross' x Snow Goose does occur.
Last April there was a bird that I feel was such a hybrid at the pond
near Oley, Pennsylvania where the Pink-footed Goose was being seen. You
can view my notes and some photos at:
http://www.ship.edu/~deheni/hybridgoose.html
Best,
Don
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