Showing posts with label Aleutian Cackling Goose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aleutian Cackling Goose. Show all posts
Monday, October 29, 2018

The Second Wave Has Arrived, With Harbingers of a Third: The Aleutian Cackling Geese at Beckwith Road

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Momentous things are happening in the Great Valley this month! Wave after wave of migratory birds are starting to arrive at the string of n...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

10,000+ Geese Taking Flight at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge

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Three Sandhill Cranes soar against a backdrop of hundreds of geese I lived here for a quarter century absolutely ignorant of the dramati...
Saturday, December 3, 2016

Snow Geese, Cackling Geese, and Ross's Geese at the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge, Pt. 2

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It's an incredible sight to see the migratory geese making their winter home in the Great Valley of California. As noted in the previo...
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Snow Geese, Cackling Geese, and Ross's Geese at the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge, Pt. 1

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I fell for the ruse. I was duped into Christmas shopping on a Saturday, because it included a quick trip out to the Beckwith Road viewing ...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

American Kestrel at the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge

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There were rumors "flying" about in birding circles this week about a Brant that made an appearance at the Beckwith Road viewing...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Thousands of Aleutian Cackling Geese at the San Joaquin NWR. They were thought to be extinct for 24 years.

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This is a reposting of a column at Geotripper I live in California's Great Valley, also known as the Central Valley. It's one of...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Cackling Geese Have Arrived at the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge!

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Mind you, they may have been there for weeks. I've only had a handful of chances to check the Beckwith Road viewing platform. Two week...
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Friday, December 19, 2014

Bird of the Day: Geese. Lots and Lots of Geese at the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge

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You drive west of town, through the seemingly endless agricultural fields. The road gets more corrupted and full of potholes, and soon the...
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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Bird of the Day: A Different Canada Goose, the Cackling Kind. Evolution on the Continent

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If you've ever been accosted by a Canada Goose at the local park, pictures like these might give you the shivers. If one of them can d...
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