Canada Geese
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Canada Geese






Double Banded Canada Goose
Photo by: USFWS
Nicknames:
Honker, Canada.

Average Size & Weight:
Eleven subspecies exist in North America, ranging in size and weight from the smallest, 23 inches and 3lbs, to the largest, 42 inches and 11 to 15 lbs.

Description:
Canada geese are the most common and identifiable goose. The head and neck are long, with a notable white face patch. Bill, legs, and feet are also black. The black rump has a white V, and the undertail coverts and belly are white. The wings and back are dark brown, and the breast feathers are dark to light gray with buff tips. Sexes are similar.

Distribution/Habitat:
Abundant in all four flyways, Canada geese breed throughout all of Canada and into Alaska and winter in many of the central to southern states and even into Mexico.

Many Canadas—incorrectly referred to as Canadians—have taken up residency in cities or rural areas, becoming pests on golf courses and lawns. Early September nuisance hunting seasons take place in many states to help control the local populations. Canadas are found on large and small lakes, ponds, marshes, and rivers. They feed in agricultural fields, often making morning and evening trips from resting water to fields.

Food:
Tip up to feed on aquatic plants, and crops of corn, wheat, peas, alfalfa, etc.

Voice:
Recognizable and resonant her-honk!and series of honks and other lower gabbles very vocal.

Flock Information:
Flocks are smaller than snow geese, ranging from family flocks of 5 to 8 to migrating flocks of 50 to 100 or more. Typical formation is a "V" shape.

Excerpt from Field Guide to Upland Birds and Waterfowl courteous of Wilderness Adventure Inc. Click here to buy the Field Guide to Upland Birds and Waterfowl.

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