I spent some time today trying to catch up with the Ross’s Goose that made a quick stop yesterday as reported at South Shore Yacht Club in Milwaukee. I found it early afternoon hanging out with some Canada Geese at Bay View Park on the lakefront. This is a grass area and it would have been nice to get it in the water, but you have to take what you can get I guess. It was a cloudy day with a good breeze from the west, cold temps around 25 degrees with an occasional light snow flurry. Images were taken on January 29th and on the 31st, 2017.

Ross’s Goose
Binomial name: Chen rossii
Category: Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Size: 23” long, 45” wing span
Weight: 2.7 lb
Range: An exciting visitor that is usually spotted a couple times a year in the state. The breeding range for this species is northern Canada, and migrates to parts of southwest US and Mexico.

Grazing



Grazing with the Canada Geese

Grazing with the Canada Geese



With a Canada Goose in the background

Ross’s Goose with a few flurries

Preening

Preening

Preening

A quick rest

Grazing

Grazing

A scratch

Ross’s Goose with a Canada Goose

Just looking

Grazing together

A little fluffed up

At you

One foot up


The back view