From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Dec 5 21:48:16 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hB65jqou028845 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 21:45:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hB65iYg8028804 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 21:44:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from 204.127.197.115 ([204.127.197.115]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2003120605443201500br8cje>; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 05:44:32 +0000 Received: from [24.6.247.252] by 204.127.197.115; Sat, 06 Dec 2003 05:44:31 +0000 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] (SBB Chat Group) Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 05:44:31 +0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) X-Authenticated-Sender: YmlyZGVybW9tQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: [SBB] Dec. 3, 2003 - forgot to mention Grtr Wh Fronted Geese X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Hi: On my trip report to Panoche Valley filed earlier today, I forgot to mention the approx. 60 geese found at the farm at the corner of HW 156 into Holister (from HW 152) and San Felipe Road, my favorite place to look for migrating geese. There were 14 Greater White-fronted Geese along with about 40 white geese, some with dk. blue/grey markings much like Snow Geese, but without the appropriate markings listed in Nat'l Geographic's Field Guide. I was in a rush to get home to the sitter, so I didn't get much time, but I couldn't identify any pure Snow Geese or Ross's Geese (although some were distinctly smaller). My guess is that about 15 or so were hybrid Snow x Domestic Geese, if they exist and some were simply not fully grown. The geese weren't there on the way in the morning but flew in to feed in the fields around this farm that's never planted and sometimes create vernal ponds in the winter. A wide shoulder provides ample parking on the side of the road, but the farmer does come out to investigate. Happy birding! Jean Myers _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]