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Snow Goose
(Chen caerulescens)
Photo taken by David Cahlander
The Snow Goose was first counted in 1957 (count year 58) and the latest data we have is in 2011 (count year 112). It has been tallied 146 times in 39 locations. A total of 1,278 birds have been counted. The highest count was 200 birds enumerated in Marshall in 1973.
See a graph of the count numbers over time.
Documents
Rare Bird Form
Compiler's Log-on
Occurrence Maps
Summary Data
Locations
Rare Bird Documents
Data by Year (All Years)
1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose hybrid
hybrid Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
chen sp.
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
goose sp.
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
swan sp.
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Hybrid Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
scaup sp.
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
goldeneye sp.
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
merganser sp.
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
To learn about the CBC in Minnesota or volunteer for a count, Contact the M.O.U. Coordinator