Monday, February 16, 2015

[Bird]: Canada Goose


Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

(Bird: Anatidae)


Adult female. 7th June, 2009. Broadmoor Lake Park, Sherwood Park (Alberta-Canada).
Canada geese preparing for migration. 27th August, 2008. pre-development Emerald Hills, Sherwood Park (Alberta-Canada).

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Notes:
Probably the most well-known goose in modern day culture. Indeed it has been introduced all over the world, but not as widely as the house sparrow or rock dove. In its native Canadian range this bird flocks in the thousands every autumn to migrate south to warmer climes, a fantastic spectacle to watch. Even the smallest pond cannot avoid being covered in hundreds if not thousands of Canada geese (and often one or two cackling if one is lucky enough).

Birds kept in captivity represent several subspecies and thus birds from all over America can be seen in places where they are introduced.

I have seen this species in:
  • Europe (GB)
  • America (USA-Canada

The first time I recorded this species:
21st February, 2008 is my first native record of this species along the Edmonton River Valley (Alberta-Canada).
25th April, 2006 is my earliest record of an introduced bird at Eyeworth Pond, New Forest (Hampshire-UK).

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