[Tweeters] Tule White-fr Goose id tips

[Steve Hampton]

To add to Christopher's post and pic, the Tule White-fr Goose is worth
paying attention to. They are a likely future split and represent a fairly
small and unique population. Unlike other Greater White-fr Geese, they nest
in forested areas in interior Alaska in the Denali/Anchorage area, not on
the tundra.
They are larger, much more of a dark chocolate brown instead of the
brown-gray of the others, and have a stronger bill. I have more pics from
Colusa NWR in the Sacramento Valley (one of the easier places to see them),
with some regular GWFG on the same checklist for comparison:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S62896446

Even at Colusa, they mostly stay separate from the others, usually in a
small group of 5-15 individuals, in ponds with tall tules. The other GWFG,
all 5,000 of them, are often in large groups in flooded fields.

good birding,




On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 5:21 PM Christopher Clark <cjbirdmanclark at gmail.com>
wrote:


> Good evening,

>

> Not really much to add to what others have already reported, but the

> WHOOPER SWAN was continuing just outside of Enumclaw today between 11am and

> noon. Today the swan flock was actually fairly close, allowing great views

> from the road. There are several spots to pull over, and a good amount of

> room to stand away from the road to safely view these beautiful birds. This

> seems like a low traffic road anyway, at least during the week. Also seen

> was the Tule Great White-fronted Goose, a Peregrine Falcon that flew low

> over us, giving great photo opportunities, and a couple American Kestrels

> on the drive to/from the swan spot. Ebird checklist with photos:

>

> https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S125432678

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Steve Hampton
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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