Date: 12/11/25 4:04 pm From: Dave Weber via groups.io <dwbirdster...> Subject: Re: [southbaybirds] Snow-type Geese at Ed Levin CP Dec 11
I'm not sure about these birds yet. I doubt they are Snow, unless lessers. Bill color, extent of grin patch, nearly straight border with face all seem OK for Ross's. Length I'm not sure of. I think there is some variation in length based on what I've seen online and in the field. Length, in my pic, is much less than head length or neck width. Opinions wanted!Excellent that the Vesper Sparrow was refound today by Garrett. That makes it a count-week bird for the SJCBC!Dave Weber,Milpitasby phone -------- Original message --------From: Garrett Lau <garrett.lau...> Date: 12/11/25 2:07 PM (GMT-08:00) To: <dwbirdster...> Cc: <southbaybirds...> Subject: Re: [southbaybirds] Snow-type Geese at Ed Levin CP Dec 11 Thanks for the report. I believe they are immature Ross’s Geese. They were still there when I left ten minutes ago. I also re-found the Vesper Sparrow. Actually, it found me. It ran up to me while I was standing by the gate to the Calera Creek Trail. Garrett LauOn Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM Dave Weber via groups.io <dwbirdster...> wrote:Two white geese on Sandy Wool lawn. May be Snow, Ross's, or hybrid. Small with 'grin patches'. See pic.Dave Weber,Milpitasby phone
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