Showing posts with label Snow Goose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snow Goose. Show all posts
Saturday, February 5, 2022

Winter Days at the National Wildlife Refuges of the Great Valley, and Remembering What Once Was

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Cross-posted from Geotripper (it's about California birds after all)  What's the largest number of birds you've ever seen from ...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Two First Fall Arrivals on the Same Day: Snow Goose and Greater White-fronted Goose

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One thing about the fall migration of Arctic geese into our region: when they are here, the geese tend to lose their individuality. There ...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Strange Looking "Geese" at Goose Day on the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge

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Um...those don't look like geese to me... The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is a marvelous bit of the (almost) original...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Snow Geese at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (and a bonus volcano!)

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The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge preserves wetlands and prairie environments in the northern part of the Great Valley between Willi...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Snow Geese at the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge

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It's been quite some time since I've been out to the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge, so when I got a few extra hours in my d...
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...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

A Different Kind of California Snow: Geese Getting Ready to Fly at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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A juvenile Snow Goose Snow Geese ( Chen caerulescens ) are a big part of winter here in California. They shelter in the string of natio...
Friday, January 22, 2016

Greater White-fronted Geese and Friends at the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge

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Greater White-fronted Geese at the San Joaquin NWR Between storms this week, I made the drive out to the viewing platform on Beckwith Ro...