This Cackling Goose turned up as part of a mass arrival of Canada Geese on the Turner's Falls power canal late in the evening of October 10th. It was my first Cackler of the season in Franklin County, and a bird that delighted my Birdfinders group as well as myself. As with most Cackling Geese that I've seen in the Pioneer Valley, this bird closely resembled the nominate form B. h. hutchinsii. It was good to see reports of Cackling Geese coming from the power canal for at least three days after this sighting.
Images taken at dusk using a Nikon Coolpix L26 and Swarovski HD spotting scope.
Cackling Goose (center) - with Canada Geese and Common Merganser (lower right), Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. October 10th, 2012.
Cackling Goose (upper left) -
with Canada Geese and Common Mergansers, Turner's Falls
power canal, Franklin Co., MA. October 10th, 2012.
Cackling Goose (center) -
with Canada Geese, Turner's Falls
power canal, Franklin Co., MA. October 10th, 2012.
Cackling Goose (upper left) - with Canada Geese, Turner's Falls
power canal, Franklin Co., MA. October 10th, 2012.
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