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Canada Goose Description Distinguishing Features - Head and neck, black; large white patch on cheeks. Upper parts and wings grayish-brown. Feathers tipped with browny-white. Under body, browny-gray with pale feather tips. Rump, slate; upper tail coverts, white; tail, black; lower belly and under tail coverts, white. Neck, long. Bill and legs, black. Male and female are essentially indistinguishable.
Habitat Around waterways and wetlands. Nesting On the ground, close to water, sometimes in an abandoned large nest in a tree, or an artificial platform. Nest is a depression in the ground lined with sticks and grasses, with an inner lining of down. Eggs, 4 - 6; white. Incubation period 24 - 28 days. Notes The Canada Goose is a widely-recognized national symbol and is readily identified up close or flying swiftly in V-formation during migration. Its familiar call is a harsh, nasal Ka-ronk. The diet is varied, consisting of small aquatic life and insects to plant roots and grains.
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Size - 55.8 - 101.6 cm (22.5 - 41 in).