Now, a little more information on the White fronted Goose that we rescued, and where it was headed at the time of his accident. Which by the way, was deemed an Otter attack in which he broke free of.
The North American midcontinent birds of the subspecies, which in 2010 had a fall population of about 710,000 birds – breeds from the Alaska North Slope across the western and central Canadian Arctic. The Tule Geese of the American Pacific coast, which in 2010 numbered approximately 650,000 birds, nest in western Alaska. The midcontinent geese gather in early fall on the prairies of western Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta, spending several weeks feeding before heading to wintering areas near the Gulf of Mexico, into northern Mexico. The Pacific birds migrate south down the Pacific coast, staging primarily in the Klamath Basin of southern Oregon and northern California and wintering, eventually, in California's Central Valley.
So, this is where our beloved Goose was headed, and he obviously came a long way, just to meet his demise, and before I say he too much, my guess is it was a she given her small size. Unlike Raptors, Geese have the larger males, and the smaller females. R.I.P little goose, we tried so hard for you :-(
Mindy, thanks for the additional info on my little goose friend. It's amazing the otter didn't attack it again after I saw it. They certainly made their presence known on the day of the rescue! Thanks again for your efforts!
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