Cackling or Canada

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Sbruenjes
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Cackling or Canada

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I saw this bird today at the Orange Reservoir in Essex County, NJ. Merlin picked up Cackling goose on audio, so I tried to get pics of the smaller looking geese. Looking at the pics, I couldn't find one that I thought was cackling, but this was the one I wasn't sure about. I don't think the bill is small enough, but.. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Cackling or Canada

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It looks good for a Canada to me.
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