RBA: On May 10, 2015, Ben Keen found a single Ross's Goose with a flock of
57 Snow Geese (with one dark morph) right in the farmer's field just
south of the parking lot at Brunswick Point in Ladner!
As of 10:00 am on May 16th the bird was last seen in the grassy field on river road just east of the plowed field by the Brunswick Point parking lot with a flock of 50+ Snow Geese (with 1 juvenile blue goose). The bird was relocated by Steve Ansell the morning of May 11th and multiple observers thereafter. The bird is easily viewed with bins (when in field near road). A Scope is required when the bird is in distant fields.
There has been no sightings since May 16th.
As of 10:00 am on May 16th the bird was last seen in the grassy field on river road just east of the plowed field by the Brunswick Point parking lot with a flock of 50+ Snow Geese (with 1 juvenile blue goose). The bird was relocated by Steve Ansell the morning of May 11th and multiple observers thereafter. The bird is easily viewed with bins (when in field near road). A Scope is required when the bird is in distant fields.
There has been no sightings since May 16th.
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| *In this photo by Brian Stech you can see the bird is close to the road in a grassy field and easily viewed by bins. All identifying characteristics are clearly visible in this photo: bright white bird, small size, stubby small pink bill and prominent dark eye.* |
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| *In this in-flight photo (L) by Peter Candido and flock photo (R) by Ben Keen, you can
see the overall size and beak difference of the Ross's Goose as compared to the larger Snow Geese!* |
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