[NatureNS] Small Geese

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Brant can be mistaken for a small Canada Goose and are fairly common in
winter along the Atlantic and Fundy coast in the southern parts of NS.


On 19 December 2013 17:22, Nancy P Dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe the mallard-sized Cackling Goose?
>
> In Ian McLaren's All the Birds of Nova Scotia he mentions that there are
> some fall reports of this species in the province. But he also says they
> can be confused with dwarfed Canada Geese or small subspecies of the latter
> which is probably more likely.
>
> Nancy
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi All
> On Monday, where a small brook flows into the salt water
> on Mahone Bay, I saw a flock of Canada Geese.
> I've been watching for them since but no sign.
> There was about 20 in the flock. At first from a distance
> I thought they were Herring Gulls or Mallards but when I got
> close they were Canada Geese. A little bigger than the Mallards
> but not much.
> They were resting on the bank of the brook, probably stopped for
> a drink of fresh water. Looked tired.
> Hard to say where they went
> Enjoy the snow
> Paul
>
>


-- 
Jamie Simpson
Hantsport, NS

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Brant can be mistaken for a small Canada Goose and are fai=
rly common in winter along the Atlantic and Fundy coast in the southern par=
ts of NS.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
">On 19 December 2013 17:22, Nancy P Dowd <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>&gt;=
</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Maybe the mallard-siz=
ed Cackling Goose?</div><div><br></div><div>In Ian McLaren&#39;s All the Bi=
rds of Nova Scotia he mentions that there are some fall reports of this spe=
cies in the province. But he also says they can be confused with dwarfed Ca=
nada Geese or small subspecies of the latter which is probably more likely.=
=A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><div class=
=3D"h5"><div><br>On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Paul MacDonald &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.com=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-=
family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-seri=
f"><div>Hi All</div><div>On Monday, where a small brook flows into the salt=
 water</div>
<div>on Mahone Bay, I saw a flock of Canada Geese.</div><div>I&#39;ve been =
watching for them since but no sign.</div><div>There was about 20 in the fl=
ock. At first from a distance</div><div>I thought they were Herring Gulls o=
r Mallards but when I got</div>
<div>close they were Canada Geese. A little bigger than the Mallards</div><=
div>but not much.</div><div>They were resting on the bank of the brook, pro=
bably stopped for </div><div>a drink of fresh water. Looked tired.</div>
<div>Hard to say where they went</div><div>Enjoy the snow</div><div>Paul</d=
iv></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br cl=
ear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></=
div>
Hantsport, NS<br></div>
</div>

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