Ross's Goose - Owen Strickland
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Scarborough--Rosetta McClain Gardens
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Map Coordinates: 43.6957638, -79.2552365
Age
Not specified
Sex
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Observation details

The trailing bird, in all my photos, showed a tiny bill, round head, compact body, and short neck. Snow can be ruled out by overall structure/proportions, and even though Snow x Ross's Goose hybrid should be considered, the field marks shown, even from a distance, are pretty slam-dunk for Ross's. I feel that these birds may have been originally dismissed as unidentifiable due to the poor photos, but due to the blown up crops and the direct structural comparison between the two birds, which wasn't available originally, I believe that a positive ID can be made on the trailing bird.

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