Canada Goose

Canada Goose
[Branta canadensis]


Common throughout North America, the Canada Goose has migrated as far as northern Europe across the Atlantic Ocean, and Siberia, China, and Japan across the Pacific! Normally, though, they migrate south to the United States for winter, and spend their summers in Canada.
A group of them is called a Gaggle of Geese, from an Old Norse word for goslings, possibly mimicking the noise that geese make. Usually a Gaggle of Geese is seen flying overhead in standard V-formation, which allows Geese and other migratory birds to fly long distances by lowering wind drag.
The Canada Goose has a black beak, head, and neck, with a white "chinstrap", white chest, and gray to brown plumage over the rest of their bodies. They are 30 to 43 inches long with a 50 to 70 inch wingspan. Males and Females look alike.