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A flock of snow geese (Anser caerulescens) take flight in California, USA

by Robyn Waayers

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Life-List Art #2: SNGO

Common Name: Greater Snow Goose Species: Anser caerulescens atlanticus

Description: A medium-sized white (or black) noisy social goose Motto: When honk freezes over

Conservation: Least Concern Range: Breeds in Greenland and northeastern Canada; overwinters in the east-central United States Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams, and deltas, usually near marshes, grasslands and tundras; use grain fields during migration

Food: Grasses and sedges, wheat, rice, cranberries, corn and grain, potatoes, and cotton-grass; 100% herbivorous Breeding Info: Loosely monogamous single-brood ground-nester, with mostly single-parent care on the part of the female goose; usually lays about 2 to 6 eggs Sound: SQWONK

Life List Notes: I've seen both morphs in central New York (a, uh, a LOT of these upcoming life-list entries are going to be from that area, warning), both on a lake together and in a pond behind a house I was living in at the time that was absurdly good for birdwatching. Very cool birds to see in the wild, and one of the highlights of my early serious birdwatching journey!

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On the wing.

Snow geese / ganso blanco (Anser caerulescens) at Whitewater Darw, Cochise County, Arizona.

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Have you seen a Snow goose (Anser caerulescens)?

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Voting ended onJun 10, 2024

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BOTD: Snow Goose

Photo: BJ Stacey

"Very localized, but abundant where they occur, Snow Geese typically are seen in large numbers or not at all. Included under this heading is the 'Blue Goose,' long considered a separate species, now known to be only a color morph of the smaller race of Snow (Lesser Snow Goose). The two color forms mate with each other, and may produce young of either or both colors. A larger race, Greater Snow Goose, nests in far eastern regions of Canada and winters on the Atlantic Coast."

- Audubon Field Guide