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Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

Large white goose with black wingtips and large pink bill.

Habitat:

freshwater marsh

Notes:

Large flocks of Snow Geese winter in the Sacramento Valley

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Snow Goose

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Comments (2)
MaryEvans2
Wow that is one huge flock of geese. wonderful photos and spotting
Kpom
That's amazing! What a concentration of white!

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2012

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