Incidental birding gets me to 975
I had seen distant flocks of white Geese and have had closer looks at Snow Geese. Seperating Ross’s from Snow requires a closer and careful look. Typically there would be a handful of Ross’s in a flock of hundred Geese I believe. During the day they feed in fields and don’t have a reliable spot. Roosting happens in large ponds where we would have better luck. Ross’s Goose is a passage migrant in Austin and when it is seen, which is very rarely, it would stay for just one afternoon. I would have other plans which would prevent me from going to the spot quickly. Me and my friends went on a road-trip to NM and south CO. The first planned stop was White Sands National Monument. We were unfortunate to be the ones to visit it on the first day of the closure due to government shutdown! Our next planned stop for the night was Albuquerque. With nothing else to do, I convinced my friends to drive. A short detour would get us to Bosque Del A...