Hybrid goose ID help

[l p]

Hello, thoughts on these 4 geese?  could these be ross's cackling hybrid?  or????  or am i overthinking this.washington park today.

[Nathan Pieplow]

Those just look like Snow Geese to me. They are first-year birds, which explains the grayish smudging and the dark bills.

Nathan Pieplow

Boulder

On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 7:54 PM l p <linpur...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, thoughts on these 4 geese?  could these be ross's cackling hybrid?  or????  or am i overthinking this.washington park today.

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[Patrick O'Driscoll]

Agreed, an identical pair has arrived in Denver City Park this week with the first 2,000 of the park’s winter migrant Cackling and Canada geese.

Patrick O’Driscoll 

Denver

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[Nicholas Komar]

I agree with Nathan about the white geese. However, I believe there is a hybrid in the upper left quadrant of the photo. The small dark brown goose with white feathers scattered on the head is likely a hybrid between cackling and Ross’s goose. Any more photos of that one?

Nick Komar

Fort Collins 

On Nov 13, 2022, at 7:48 AM, Nathan Pieplow <npie...@gmail.com> wrote:



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[l p]

yes!  

[l p]

i did more looking when i found this photo, and it is a  match for other photos of this hybrid, including a photo by Diane Roberts.    went ahead and posted on ebird.   thanks so much for your guidance and sharp eyes!

linda purcell