#Anser canagicus

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Emperor Goose

Photo: Thorsten Hackbarth

"This tidewater goose of the Bering Sea region seems less wary than most other geese. Uncommon and localized, it ordinarily migrates only short distances, from the Alaskan and Siberian tundra to the Aleutian chain; only a few stragglers are seen south of Alaska. Generally does not mix with other geese, and usually travels in small groups, although large numbers may concentrate at a few key spots in migration and winter."

- Audubon Field Guide

[herpsandbirds]

Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Alaska

photograph by Sergius Hannan & Chris Wood

[thalassarche]

Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - photo by Ian Gereg

[herpsandbirds]

do you have any nice alaskan birds? I've been missing my home state lately...

Alaskan Birds:

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Alaska

photograph by William Pohley

Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Alaska

photograph by William Pohley

Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii), family Gaviidae, order Gaviiformes, Alaksa

photo: Ryan Askren USGS, Alaska Science Center

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), male in breeding plumage, family Calcariidae, order Passeriformes, Alaska

photograph by Debra Herst

Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Alaska

photograph by Sergius Hannan

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Alaska, USA

photograph by Alan D. Wilson

Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini), family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, Alaska

photograph by Audubon Alaska

Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), female, family Picidae, order Piciformes, found in the western US, Canada, and Alaska

photograph by Glenn Bartley

Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, found in Alaska, Canada, and the northern U.S.

photograph by Brian Sartor

Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), male, in winter plumage, family Phasianidae, Alaska

photograph via: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve