Plus, anyone can buy them, domestically ... for example, $150 for a 
pair from a breeder in Tennessee ... they are supposed to clip a 
hallux, but ...

Phil

At 19:37 10/23/2008, Frode Jacobsen wrote:
>FYI,
>Bar-headed Geese are very common park birds across Europe and have
>established feral populations in several countries, including Norway. They
>often socialize with mixed Branta/Anser flocks incl. Greater White-fronted
>Geese, Pink-footed Geese and Canada Geese during migration and may thus
>end up on Greenland and Eastern US. Interestingly, an increasing number of
>bot Cackling Goose and Ross's Goose appear along the Norwegian coast
>during Barnacle Goose and Brant fall migration. My point is, a lack of leg
>bands and/or hind toes says nothing about the origin of these birds and
>occurance of vagrants from Asia are considered extremely unlikely in
>Western Palearctic.
>
>Beautiful bird anyway!
>
>Cheers,
>Frode Jacobsen
>Windsor Mill, MD
>
>
> > Hi everyone:
> >
> > Bar-headed Geese are Asian and are less likely to be wild/natural
> > vagrants than, say, Barnacle Geese. However, they do have wings and
> > they do fly ... (This species migrates OVER Mt. Everest!). Photos and
> > descriptions are always welcome. If we should happen to find out
> > later that other birds were seen in North America, puzzle pieces
> > could fit together. That's why its never good to just dismiss them
> > ... sometimes we don't know about strange patterns until after the
> > birds are gone ... and then it may be too late to put together a good
> > file of documentation.
> >
> > BTW, three birds were seen and photographed at Perry Point in Cecil
> > County in May of this year with Canada Geese(!)
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> > At 17:52 10/23/2008, Les Roslund wrote:
> >>        At 5:30 until 5:35 this evening I watched a Bar-headed Goose
> >> amongst
> >>a flock of about 300 Canada Geese in a recently harvested soybean field.
> >>After those five minutes the bird lifted up with about 100 of the Canada
> >>Geese and flew east-south east over the trees and out of sight.
> >>     The bird was about 100 yards away.  I first saw it through 10x42
> >> binocs,
> >>then pulled up the KOWA spotting scope from the back seat of my truck and
> >>watched at 32 power for a couple of minutes until the bird flew.
> >>     No bands on either leg.  Head barring, back of neck black region,
> >> dusky
> >>under chin of otherwide white-headed bird with drab white-grey bird made
> >> the
> >>ID pretty easy.
> >>
> >>     My address:  26329 Martingdale Lane, Easton, MD
> >>         Bird location was in the bean field off Copperville Road, and
> >> beside
> >>my driveway.
> >>
> >>     My phone Number:  410-763-8169
> >>
> >>     Good luck to anyone who searches.  There are lots of geese in this
> >> area,
> >>but many of the fields offer easy viewing.
> >>
> >>     Les Roslund
> >>
> >>
> >>Les Roslund
> >>Talbot County
> >>Easton MD 21601
> >>
> >
> > ===================================================
> > Phil Davis, Secretary
> > MD/DC Records Committee
> > 2549 Vale Court
> > Davidsonville, Maryland  21035     USA
> > 301-261-0184
> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
> >
> > MD/DCRC Web site:  http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
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