Assuming the bird is a wild goose and not a farm goose, I trust that everyone realizes that a white goose doesn't necessarily have to be a Snow. In western US, you will frequently see one or a pair of Ross's Geese spending the summer with farm ducks/geese at parks. Just a thought... Mike Resch www.statebirding.blogspot.com Pepperell, MA -----Original Message----- From: Ian A. Worley <[log in to unmask]> To: VTBIRD <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Mon, Jul 15, 2013 3:29 pm Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Snow Goose at Burlington's Perkins Pier To help verify that it is a Snow Goose it would be good if someone would ake some pictures of it. Ian =============================== n 7/15/2013 3:20 PM, Louanne wrote: Snow Goose still here at Perkins Pier at 3:15 today. Preening on edge of grass hich has been roped off due to heavy rain damage, perhaps. Louanne Jericho On Jul 15, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Linda McElvany <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Took a post-dentist stroll at Burlington Perkin's Pier this noon. Parking ttendant told me there was a goose in a puddle at lakeside. Found a Snow Goose looking ok but too calm. I sat on a bench to scan the breakwater (nearly nderwater) and there it was, 6 feet away, in a puddle by the lawn. This is west f the marina boats. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable could take a look. Goose ppeared lethargic in the heat..but aren't we all. Linda McElvany - Williston