TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

The First Goslings this Spring Canada Geese-Branta canadensis Canada Geese, Branta canadensis, Order ANSERIFORMES - Family ANATIDAE - Subfamily Anserinae. Low and behold, the first Goslings of the year were found near the North End of Acton Lake in Heuston Woods State Park. (Photo: April 25, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, 1.4x teleconverter EF ll lens, manual focus) "The most familiar and widespread goose in North America. Populations generally on the increase over last half century." For more info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Canada_Goose.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.