Waterfowl ID · Goose
Canada / Cackling Goose
Black neck and head, white chinstrap; cackler is small, stubby bill.
In flight
Honking V formations
Color palette
Color palette
Black neck
White chinstrap
Brown back
Tan breast
Wing feather pattern
Wing pattern (upper wing)
Uniform brown wing, dark primaries, white U on rump.
Peak months in California
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Fish & Game regulations
Federal duck stamp, CA validation and HIP required. Species bag limits apply. Steel shot only.
Current CDFW waterfowl regulations →
Found at
Thermalito OutletUpper Sacramento RiverAmerican RiverStanislaus RiverDelta WaterfowlNew Melones LakeLake TullochDon Pedro ReservoirLake McClureLake McSwainModesto ReservoirWoodward ReservoirTurlock LakeCamanche ReservoirPardee ReservoirNew Hogan LakeLake AmadorFolsom LakeLake NatomaRollins LakeCollins LakeNew Bullards BarEnglebright LakeLake OrovilleLake BerryessaLake SolanoLos Vaqueros ReservoirLake Del ValleSan Pablo ReservoirLake ChabotAnderson LakeCoyote LakeSan Luis ReservoirO'Neill ForebayMillerton LakeBass LakePinecrest LakeLake AlpineSpicer Meadow ReservoirSilver LakeCaples LakeJenkinson Lake (Sly Park)Union Valley ReservoirLoon LakeLake TahoeDonner LakeStampede ReservoirBoca ReservoirProsser Creek Reservoir