[Birdtalk] Greater White Fronted Goose, Graylag, or hybrid?

[tanager at timaverybirding.com]

Cliff, et all, 

The yellow neck collared birds were likely banded just to the north at Farmington Bay WMA. There are plenty of these collared geese around the Salt Lake Valley.  If You happen to take down the collar numbers it may be worth contacting DWR and funding out more about the geese you see!

Good Birding 

Tim 

------Original Message------
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse
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Subject: Re: [Birdtalk] Greater White Fronted Goose, Graylag, or hybrid?
Sent: Jan 1, 2009 10:42 AM

I agree that it's a GWF Goose but the orange bill is consistent with the 
Greenland subspecies.  A very interesting bird.  There are also two neck 
collared Canada Geese in one of the photos.  It would be interesting to 
know where they were banded.

Cliff

tanager at timaverybirding.com wrote:
> Doesn't look like a hybrid... Doesn't look like a grayleg... But it does indeed look like a Greater White-fronted Goose... 
>
> That would have been a nice addition to my 2008 county list. 
> Cheers 
>
> Tim 
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> Keeli Marvel sent in these goose pictures:
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> http://www.utahbirds.org/hotlinephotos/2008/GooseKM.htm <http://www.utahbirds.org/hotlinephotos/2008/GooseKM.htm> 
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
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