BigOly
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Had an unusual visitor today.
While out with friends new to Baja, we were so amazed to see a flock of 6 Cackling Geese land at La Ribera lagoons today. They seemed to be
exhausted and very thirsty. I reported the sighting to eBird and it was flagged as "rare"bird for Baja Sur.
I took some shots from a distance and left the geese alone to rest up.
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fandango
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What an exciting thing to see! Congratulations.
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Meany
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Very Cool....wonder why so far south??
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BajaBlanca
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Where are they from?
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bajagrouper
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Hint: They are called Canadian Honkers for the noise the flock makes....
I hear the whales song
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pacificobob
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i believe it is called canada goose. (branta canadensis)
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AKgringo
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That profile looks familiar, I think I saw that guy in Anchorage a couple of weeks ago!
Seriously though, there were flocks of 'lesser Canadian's' in formation heading south in mid October. They are smaller than the Honkers, and are
pretty widely distributed throughout Alaska, all the way up to Prudhoe Bay even.
That one could have been from a population that fattens up on eel grass in Izembeck Lagoon in western Alaska, then migrates to the marshes from El
Centro down through Sonora (old info). I hope they find enough food to get where they are supposed to be!
A bit of a hijack, but the black brant makes the same migration....non stop!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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BigOly
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This is the "Aleutian" subspecies of Cackling Goose that has a migration range that ends just south of San Francisco. Very exciting to see them here.
I saw them again today as they were heading northward from the lagoons.
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vandenberg
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Oly,
seen them here at the lagoons on the golf course in Nopolo/Loreto, in the water or grazing the fairways.
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AKgringo
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I am currently in Grass Valley CA, and they are pretty much here year round. If there are enough green golf courses, pasture land, and athletic
fields, they don't need to migrate!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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BajaBlanca
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AKgringo
do you know Tony who used to live in Mulege? He lives in GV. Be sure to say hi if you see him!
I can't remember his bajanomad name
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