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This small, black goose is a spring and summer visitor to the Imperial Valley and Salton Sea as it migrates from winter homes in Mexico's lagoons to its Arctic breeding grounds. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Brant
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Black Brant Monitoring Project - Several schools along the Pacific Flyway are participating in this International effort to monitor this species.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us