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Brant

Branta bernicla nigricans

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
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34.0967, -117.72

Field Notes

Description:

It's an easy goose to identify due to its white neck ring and white flanks.

Habitat:

It was in a grassy area near an Ocean bay.

Notes:

It was very approachable. This guy was grazing in a little patch of grass with some American Coots.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Nice spotting. Please double check your dates and locations of your spottings. This data can be valuable for migration and other scientific data :)

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Southern California Wildlife
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Birds of California/Arizona
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PublishedNovember 17, 2013

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