[Ducks, Geese and Swans of the Pacific Northwest]

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii

Cackling Goose: Branta hutchinsii - Cackling Goose: Branta hutchinsii

Cackling Goose: Branta hutchinsii - Cackling Goose: Branta hutchinsii var. hutchinsii and Aleutian Cackling Goose: Branta hutchinsii var. leucopareia

Cackling geese observed at the pond at Red Sunset Park, Gresham, OR......January 5, 2019. Note the Aleutian cackling goose (with white band at the base of the neck) in the foreground in the image at lower left.
Paul Slichter