[EBB Sightings] two strange Lake Merritt geese

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Bear in mind that the "Greater" White-Fronted Goose isn't very big at all 
-- much smaller than a Greylag or a Canada Goose. I've often wondered where 
the "Lesser" White-Fronted Goose lives, and how small it is. I assume 
smaller than a Cackling Goose if the "Greater" is the greater of the two.

Tom Condit

At 09:09 AM 12/9/05 -0800, Hilary Powers wrote:
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>>Several people have reported a greater white-fronted goose recently
>>at Lake Merritt, but neither of these geese seems to me to be one.
>I haven't seen a greater white-fronted goose yet this year, but they do 
>occasionally show up. Their conformation is much like that of the Canada 
>geese. If it ain't streamlined, it ain't wild.
>Good birding!
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