--- Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: [much snipped]

>
>         So, while Ross's geese were once extremely rare here,
>the committee quite reasonably felt they should still be
>documented, since not everyone is familiar with hybrid forms,
...

Fair enough. The committee would like us to convince them that
we can tell "pure" Ross's geese from hybrids. Should we also be
documenting the complementary decisions we make, i.e. do they
want documentation when we see a goose we decide is Ross's X
Snow?

I've seen about seven Ross's geese in Ohio, but only one hybrid.
I didn't document the hybrid.

Happy birding,

Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH

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