Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid)

Anser rossii x Branta hutchinsii

Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide.

Records: There are 14 records:

8 Nov 2021 Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

16 Nov 2020 Dundy Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

20 and 29 Nov 2021 (2) Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

30 Nov 2020 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

14 Dec 2021 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

14 Dec 2021 Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

28 Dec 2021 Barnett Park, Red Willow Co (Manning, eBird.org)

22 Jan 2021 Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

5 Feb 2016 Douglas Co (Manning, eBird.org)

10 Feb 2019 Dawson Co (Edwards, eBird.org)

29 Feb 2020 Dundy Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org).

7 Mar 2022 Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

7-14 Mar 2022 Cochran Lake, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

7 Apr 2023 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

Comments: Discussion of this hybrid and photographs can be accessed at Bird Hybrids: Ross’s Goose x Cackling Goose.

Images

Recommended Citation

Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2023. Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid) (Anser rossii x Branta hutchinsii). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org

Updated 5 Jul 2023