AlexGeorge Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Taken Today, Salt Lake City, Utah. Supposed to be common in the area according to ebird data, although it would not seem so according to the all about birds range map. This place is a good birding hotspot in the city but also seems to have some domestic ducks. I have not seen these here before though. If confirmed this would be a first. Thanks for the help! Banded - can't quite make out the tag another bird. Crackling on the right? - Canada Goose on left for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Beak looks big, but it does have a thick neck. Not sure how you’d separate cackling from it though ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGeorge Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Avery said: Beak looks big, but it does have a thick neck. Not sure how you’d separate cackling from it though ? I thought the same thing. I looked through some ebird photos and some definitely had smaller beaks but some seemed to be about the same size possibly. There seemed to be some variety, which makes me unsure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 This is a Canada. Cacklers have really short beaks and steep foreheads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 13 hours ago, AlexGeorge said: I thought the same thing. I looked through some ebird photos and some definitely had smaller beaks but some seemed to be about the same size possibly. There seemed to be some variety, which makes me unsure! There can be some deceptively small Canada Geese, but the beak on this bird looks too big for a "crackling" goose ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Avery said: There can be some deceptively small Canada Geese, but the beak on this bird looks too big for a "crackling" goose ? yeah like lesser canada goose... https://15txcyrpr2832h2mi1fcvzjc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Cackling-Goose-099a-cr.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Is that like "Cracklin' Rosie" or Pork Crackling? ? 22 hours ago, Melierax said: This is a Canada. Cacklers have really short beaks and steep foreheads. Canadas have long, shallow (top to bottom) beaks, while Cacklers have short, thick beaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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