This guide will help you identify the types of geese spotted in Massachusetts and will help you identify them with photos and detailed ID guides and when you are most likely to spot them, plus some fun facts. Nine of the thirteen species of geese …

Today, you will learn about 10 types of swans and geese that live in Massachusetts! For each species, I provide some fun facts along with how to identify them by sight OR sound.

Sep 18, 2022 · If you’re a bird watcher, you know that Massachusetts is home to some pretty incredible geese. We take a look at the different types of geese that can be found in the state, …

Canada geese have passed through Massachusetts on their journeys to and from their arctic breeding grounds for centuries. Prior to the 1930s, it was unusual for geese to nest here, yet today in Massachusetts you can find Canada geese any time of the year.

Any Bay State resident living near a baseball field, a public park, or a body of water larger than the average road pothole knows Canada Geese. The loud honking of their large flocks makes them difficult to miss as they pass overhead.

Canada Geese (not Canadian Geese!) are familiar to most people with their large brown body, black neck, and head with white cheek patches. There are a number of subspecies, with the …

Jan 19, 2025 · PLYMOUTH — State environmental and health officials are informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which very rarely infects humans, is suspected to be the cause of over 60 deceased Canada geese, swans, and other birds in Plymouth. The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), and the ...

CANADA GEESE IN MASSACHUSETTS of wilderness than the honking of migrating geese. Canada geese have passed through Massachusets on their journeys to an from their arctic breeding grounds for centuries. Prior to the 1930s, it was unusual for geese to nest here, yet today in Massachus

Jan 22, 2025 · The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife is investigating after a number of dead Canada geese were spotted near Lake Sabbatia in Taunton earlier this week.

Sep 27, 2024 · Massachusetts is a resting area for migrating Canada geese, but what can you do when they become too much to handle?