Canada Goose
Description
Small races 22-26"; large races 35-45". Brownish body with black head, long black neck, and conspicuous white cheek patch. The smaller Brant has a shorter neck and lacks the white cheek patch.
Voice
Rich musical honking in larger races; high-pitched cackling in smaller races.
Habitat
Lakes, bays,rivers,and marshes. Often feeds in open grasslands and stubble fields.
Nesting
4-8 whitish eggs in large mass of grass and moss lined with down; usually on the ground near water or on a muskrat lodge, but sometimes in a tree, in an abandoned Osprey or Bald Eagle nest.
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