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Re: Gr White-fronted Goose in Greenbelt

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Elaine Hendricks

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Elaine Hendricks

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Thu, 2 Feb 2006 18:44:59 -0500

Ah, yes...I was just telling my students the other day that ducks and 
geese are notorious for hybridizing.  (Actually, I said "promiscuous" 
and they thought that was funny.  These are college students, by the 
way, so I am not corrupting young children.)  I briefly considered a 
Greylag hybrid of some sort but ruled it out at the time because the bird 
had a rather delicate bill, not the big bulky bill of a domestic goose.  I 
noticed the large size, too, but wasn't sure what to make of that.  So, I 
will concede the point and check out that Web site.

It's a nice-looking bird, though!

Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD
  



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED" <
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> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Gr White-fronted Goose in Greenbelt
> Date:         Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:29:26 -0500
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> 
> This email string is what I like best about MDOsprey - a great 
learning
> tool.
> 
> Tom Marko
> Olney, MD
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding
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> Sent: 2/2/2006 4:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Gr White-fronted Goose in Greenbelt
> 
> Not to be left out, I also visited the lake with my wife,
> Frances.  Here are some pictures of the goose in question.
> We also came to the conclusion that it was some kind of
> hybrid, but not sure exactly what.  My photos are an
> excellent match for the first picture on the web page Robert
> Ostrowski provided (very useful!): Greylag X Canada.
> 
> Pictures here:
> 
> http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/xfer/MysteryGoose/
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> Derek C. Richardson, Ph.D. (CANTAB) ________
> Astronomy, U Maryland, College Park MD 20742
> Tel: Office 301-405-8786 Fax 301-314-9067 __
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