This goose (photos 1-6) was near the North Pump House of the Central Park Reservoir on January 7, 2013. It
climbed out to preen and I saw the yellow-orange legs. It is probably a hybrid, but what? It is not banded. It
appears to be mostly Canada Goose. One suggestion is that it is a mix with Swan Goose.
I am also adding a photo of another hybrid that I photographed on November 30, 2013 on Mill Pond in Sayville,
LI. I saw the bird with Peter Post. The goose did not get out of the water, but one can see a bit of a leg showing at
its side, and the color is not that far from the leg color of the CP bird.
For comparison, I have added a photo of a male domestic goose, "Goosie", that aggressively guards the front yard
of a rehabilitator in the Adirondacks.
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