more than one? Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose

[Sandra Laursen]

Word gets around in the birding world, so I was amused when my parents, wintering at Port Aransas TX, reported meeting some birders who had recently spent time in Colorado and talked about seeing "several" Pink-footed Geese and "hundreds" of Barnacle Geese.  As far as I can tell, the discussions on this list have been talking about repeated sightings of one of each species.  So I am curious if anyone has seen larger numbers of either goose, or if these sightings got magnified in the re-telling.  There are lies, damn lies, and bird lists....

Sandra Laursen

Boulder

[Peter Ruprecht]

I have a vague recollection of seeing a large but somewhat blurry flock of pink geese, but that may have been following an exposure to Wild Turkey, Grey Goose, and Old Crow.  Not sure what it would take to induce an entire flock of Barnacle Geese, or if they'd be countable under those circumstances.

Peter Ruprecht

Superior

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[aket...@msn.com]

Hi Sandra,

Mary Lynne and I met your mother at the Port Aransas Wetlands the day before yesterday and struck up a conversation.    She was very helpful both to us and some other birders as we looked over the wetlands.   Somehow we got talking about Colorado and she mentioned you living in Boulder.    I told her about the exciting birds up there recently like the Barnacle and the Pink Footed Goose.   Also, the Long-tailed Duck and Gyrfalcon.    I mentioned how hard it was to find the Pink-footed among the thousands of white-cheeked geese at the pond.   Not sure how the goose numbers got inflated!  Anyway, we had a very nice visit with her.

Alan Ketcham

Colorado Springs (Currently in Port Aransas and onto Brownsville tomorrow!)