. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Ross's Goose, Chen rossii (Cassin) Nidiology On 29 July 1975 a family of 2 adults and 3 prefledging juveniles was captured, measured, banded, and photographed near the mouth of the Brant River on the Hudson Bay coast, Kenora District, at a snow goose breeding colony (Fig. 165). Copies of these confirming photographs, on file in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM PR 78-81), depict a male adult Ross's goose, a larger adult female, which appears to be a hybrid between a Ross's goose and a snow goose, and flightless young bi
. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Ross's Goose, Chen rossii (Cassin) Nidiology On 29 July 1975 a family of 2 adults and 3 prefledging juveniles was captured, measured, banded, and photographed near the mouth of the Brant River on the Hudson Bay coast, Kenora District, at a snow goose breeding colony (Fig. 165). Copies of these confirming photographs, on file in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM PR 78-81), depict a male adult Ross's goose, a larger adult female, which appears to be a hybrid between a Ross's goose and a snow goose, and flightless young birds (Prevett and Johnson, 1977). Breeding Distribution Although the record described above is the first and only verified evidence of breeding of the Ross's goose in the province, the hybrid female may have been the progeny of a previous nesting by a Ross's goose in Ontario. There is also an unconfirmed report of breeding as early as 1967 near the Shagamu River mouth (Prevett and Johnson, 1977). Since numbers of this species have been increasing in other snow goose colonies along the western Hudson Bay coast north of Ontario, an increase is to be expected in the province as 53. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peck, George K; James, Ross, 1943-; Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto : Royal Ontario Museum
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