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Excursion to Corrine.
- Subject: Excursion to Corrine.
- From: "Glenn B. Barlow" <gbarlow at Aros dot Net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:04:04 -0700
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On Tuesday afternoon I decided to visit Sulphur Springs WMA, to see if =
the Snow Geese and Ross' Geese were still there. As I was leaving =
Corrine, on the road to Thiokol, just west of the Muir Warehouse, I =
noticed a field to the southwest that had some white birds in it. (I =
think it was 40 th west). As I went south on that road I came to a =
muddy field filled with Snow Geese and Tundra Swans, with Canadian Geese =
and Ring-billed Gulls sprinkled in. Was able to look at them for about =
an hour.
The Snow Geese were mainly the white variety, with a few blue morphs =
springled in. I think I also saw some Lesser's since they had the "grin =
patch," but were somewhat smaller.
As I moved to the southern perimeter of the flock I began seeing Ross' =
Geese. The beak was much smaller and there was no "grin patch." One =
of the Ross' had a green collar with "60-A" imprinted on it.
There was one Tundra(?) that did not have a yellow spot on its beak. =
The upper part of the beak was gray, but it was in adult plumage. There =
were a very few gray juveniles also present. In looking at Sibley's =
and it mentions Tundras without the yellow spot.
Nice day! The Ross' were a new sighting for me (lifer)!
I was impressed that those white birds could "muck" around in so much =
mud without getting any on their white plumage. Hmmm. I wonder if my =
grandson could learn that?=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On Tuesday afternoon I decided to=20
visit </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sulphur Springs WMA, to =
see if the=20
Snow Geese and Ross' Geese were still there. As I was leaving =
Corrine, on=20
the road to Thiokol, just west of the Muir Warehouse, I noticed a =
field to=20
the southwest that had some white birds in it. (I think it was 40 =
th=20
west). As I went south on that road I came to a muddy field filled =
with Snow Geese and Tundra Swans, with Canadian Geese and =
Ring-billed Gulls=20
sprinkled in. Was able to look at them for about an =
hour.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Snow Geese were mainly the =
white variety,=20
with a few blue morphs springled in. I think I also saw some Lesser's =
since they=20
had the "grin patch," but were somewhat smaller.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As I moved to the southern perimeter of =
the=20
flock I began seeing Ross' Geese. The beak was much smaller =
and there=20
was no "grin patch." One of the Ross' had a green =
collar=20
with "60-A" imprinted on it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There was one Tundra(?) =
that did not have=20
a yellow spot on its beak. The upper part of the beak =
was gray,=20
but it was in adult plumage. There were a very few gray juveniles =
also=20
present. In looking at Sibley's and it mentions Tundras =
without the=20
yellow spot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nice day! The Ross' were a new =
sighting for=20
me (lifer)!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was impressed that those white birds=20
could "muck" around in so much mud without getting any on =
their white=20
plumage. Hmmm. I wonder if my grandson could learn=20
that?</FONT> </DIV>
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