Cackling Goose - Region 2
Typical Range
Photo by Martin Reid
Cackling Goose - Tarrant Co., January 3, 2003
Photo by Ken Nanney
Cackling Goose. November 1994. Hagerman NWR, Grayson County.
Cackling Goose (third from top) is shown here flying with two larger forms of Canada Goose and a Lesser Canada Goose (B. c. parvipes) which flies at the top. Note the short, stubby neck of the Cackler - the smallest of the four birds [Ken Nanney].
Photo by Ken Nanney
Cackling Goose - Grayson Co., February 1991
Photo by Ken Nanney
Cackling Goose - Dallas Co., April 14, 1978
Cackling Goose was determined to be a full species and split from Canada Goose in 2004. It is a fairly common wintering bird in North-central Texas, although not out-numbering Canada Goose and its associated forms in the study area.