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The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.
Adult geese are often seen leading their goslings in a line with one parent at the front, and the other at the back of the "parade". Like most geese, the cackling goose is naturally migratory, with their overwintering range being most of the U.S. (locally in Western Canada, the West Coast of the U.S. and northern Mexico). The calls overheard ...
The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes, gies and guoske, Dutch: gans, New High German Gans, Gänse, and Ganter, and Old Norse gās and gæslingr, whence English gosling.
The California Fish and Wildlife is monitoring cases throughout the state. Dead geese test positive for bird flu in Sacramento, California wildlife officials say Skip to main content
In some cuisines geese are raised primarily for lard. [5] According to NPR, goose fat is "the creme de la creme of fats". [3] in 2006 Nigella Lawson called it "the essential Christmas cooking ingredient". [3] In Chinese cuisine, geese in addition to roasting may be steamed or braised with aromatics. In some cuisines stews or soups are made from ...
Only two of a flock of 15 wild Canada geese that landed and became trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles in late July have survived after they were rescued and cleaned off. Los Angeles ...
Since 2002, though, a relatively small (1500-5000) number of geese spend fall and winter on the northern coast. Around late December, the geese wintering in the Central Valley begin moving north, and by mid-February, most of the Aleutian cackling goose population is located in northwestern California until they depart for the Aleutian Islands ...
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