Cackling Goose (Richardson's) - Greg Ward
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Baldwin Hill, Egremont
Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
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Map Coordinates: 42.1833771, -73.4376812
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Rare. similar to Canada but smaller with stubby bill, flattish crown, short neck, pale highlights on secondary and tertiary edges. took these photos of each. And though I did have to change my location by a 100 yds to look through all I am quite sure there were three. they were each a good 80 ft from each other and there was no movement other than slow walk feeding while i was observing. I have uploaded a second photo of the individual in the dry grass to get a better view of the bill. These are the only photos of this goose I took. In review I do not think they are diagnostic and have moved the photos to CAGO and changed the count to two cackling.

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