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The Bennington Evening Banner
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
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Claire W. Soule shot an unusual young white-fronted goose on Main Street this morning, a rare bird from Arctic regions not commonly seen locally. It will be mounted by Charles W. Thompson at Shurtleff Pharmacy.
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About daylight this morning Claire W. Soule observed a strange wild fowl sitting on a building in the rear of his house on Main street and procuring his shotgun brought down one of the strangest specimens ever seen in this vicinity.
The bird was evidently a duck or one of the smaller varieties of geese but the difficulty of properly classifying the specimen was increased by the fact that the stranger was a yearling, having evidently been a member of this year's brood. The bird was much larger than any species of wild duck that visit this locality. The plumage was a handsome grey with white bands on the wings and lighter markings on the throat and breast.
The general consensus of the bird experts was that the fowl was a young white fronted goose, a bird which nests in the Arctic regions, is frequently seen on the Pacific coast but rarely on this side of the continent.
Mr. Soule took the bird to Charles W. Thompson of the Shurtleff Pharmacy who will mount the specimen for preservation.
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Claire W. Soule observed and shot a strange wild fowl, identified as a young white fronted goose, sitting on a building behind his house on Main street. The bird was larger than local wild ducks, with grey plumage, white wing bands, and lighter throat and breast markings. Bird experts agreed it was a rare visitor from Arctic regions, uncommon on this side of the continent. Soule took it to Thompson at Shurtleff Pharmacy for mounting.