One day my family went out to a lake to observe the ducks and geese that lived there. Usually we only saw Mallards and Canada Geese, but that day we saw something strange. It was an enormous goose with a bright orange bill and sleek light grayish-brown feathers. I looked through all of my bird guides, but could find the bird nowhere. I eventually resorted to looking it up on google. The bird was on wikipedia! It was the Greylag Goose! It had actually been domesticated and kept in captivity at first, but some birds escaped and managed to survive in the wild. I was thrilled when I discovered that they were rare in the wild! I then submitted my first observation of a rare bird to eBird.
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December 2016
About RoseI am Rose, a 12 year old birdwatcher and the founder of Junior Ornithologists! I REALLY love birds and have since I was five years old. I also know a lot about birds and, through this website, I hope to share my knowledge with you! About JillHi! I'm Jill, and I like birds just as much as Rose does. The first word I learned to say was bird! My favorite birds are perigrine falcons and snowy owls. I can't wait to share information about birds with everyone!
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