Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas
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General Description: Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) are big, sexually monomorphic geese. The body is dark brown above, lighter below and white on the belly; the long neck, head, and bill are black, and the chin is white. The outside of the eyelids are white, so it looks like the eyes are open when the bird is sleeping. Taxonomy: Anseriformes, Anatidae, Anserinae Favored Habitat: Ponds and marshes. Also stubble fields. |
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Where to Find: Neighborhood ponds, parks (e.g., Lorenzi Park and Sunset Park), Floyd Lamb State Park, and the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. To find them in more natural habitat, visit the Pahranagat Valley or the Overton Wildlife Management Area. Comments: None. |
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If you were a tasty snail or a little blade of grass, this might be the last face you ever see! |
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 Canada Goose in stubble field (Overton WMA) |
 Goose grazing |
 Canada Goose (right) with numbered neck collar (Overton WMA) |
 Canada Goose with a numbered neck collar |
 Numbered leg band. Wildlife managers do a lot of work with geese. |
 Mom, Dad, and the Kids |
 Proud parents herding the kids |
 The kids sure grow up fast! |
 Three Canada Goose goslings (Floyd Lamb State Park) |
 Canada Geese on a floating log in the Columbia River, Oregon |
 Canada Geese often fly in V-shaped formation... |
 but sometimes in long lines. |
 Geese foraging in stubble field (Overton WMA) |
 Geese foraging in stubble field (Overton WMA) |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
; Last updated 240102
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