I'd vote no. It's hard to tell from the angle, but bill doesn't look stubby and triangular enough. Cackling Geese generally lack the kink in the neck when they graze on the ground, and this bird shows it. Size and proportions are not reliable from these three photos.
Best, Kevin From: bounce-113667013-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-113667013-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 5:54 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cackling Goose? Hello, Below is a link to a photo of what I believe is a Cackling Goose. Would anyone be able to confirm it one way or the other? Not a local sighting it's in Massachusetts Thanks, Greg https://flic.kr/p/mszqsE Greg Ward Gt. Barrington MA -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
