Canada Goose
Branta canadensis (L 16-25"
WS 50-68" WT 5-9.8 lb)
WS 50-68" WT 5-9.8 lb)
Starved Rock
9Feb2009
Familiar and widespread...has increased
in urban and suburban areas.
in urban and suburban areas.
Busse Woods
Cook County
03Mar2011
Thatcher Woods
22Apr2009
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A. Keller
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Branta in Old Norse means
burnt goose alluding to the
black plumage.
burnt goose alluding to the
black plumage.
A goose quill is more
dangerous than a lion‘s
claw.
dangerous than a lion‘s
claw.
(English Proverb)