[Birdnet] Snow Goose Festival - Snow and Ross's Geese

[STEPHEN T CARLILE]

Just returned from the Salt Lake Birder's trip to the Delta Snow Goose Festival.  A great trip with 43 species seen at Delta, Clear Lake, and points in between; though little open water.  The expected thousands of Snow Geese seen.  A truly neat sight, especially when they all got airborne and circled overhead for a few minutes before settling on the ice again.  But there were also lots of Ross's Geese.  I have never seen so many.  I consider myself lucky to see one a year.  I saw twenty plus myself, nine within the same scope view.  If the ratios we were seeing are consistent throughout the "flock", their must be a hundred plus Ross's mixed in with the Snowies.  Also saw two Cackling Geese (short neck and stubby bill).

Thanks,

Stephen
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