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Walooskee River, Clatsop Co. OR  -  11/21/2004
 
Your Basic Western Canada Goose

How can I be sure?
     Big
     Pale
     Wearing a white collar
Western in the foreground
What's that behind it?
 
 
 
 

Smith Lake, Warrenton, Clatsop
November 10,2004
 
Westerns in the background
What's in the front?
This is a different bird, but the same
kind as the dark bird above.
 
 
 

Smith Lake, Warrenton, Clatsop
November 10,2004
Very typical Cackling Goose with 
a Western

How can I be sure?
      Tiny
      Really stubby bill
      Darkish breast
 

Ziak Refuge, near Knappa, Clatsop Co.
November 13, 2004
The Mallard Test

Cackling (minima) Geese really are the
size of Mallards

Walooskee River, Clatsop Co.
December 12, 2004

PDF of ODFW's Guide
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