A Cackling Goose on Back Creek, Cecil Co., Maryland (11/25/2007).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Richardson's Cackling Goose (front) with Canada Goose (back) in Harford Co., Maryland (2/18/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Johnson MBP List

Cackling Goose in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/30/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Keith Eric Costley MBP List

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). Note the lighter gray mantle color.

View Record Details Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015).

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A Cackling Goose (right) among Canada Geese in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/25/2016).

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Three Cackling Goose (middle row) surrounded by Canada Geese in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/4/2015).

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A Richardson's Cackling Goose in Howard Co., Maryland (1/13/2015).

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A Cackling Goose in Harford Co., Maryland (12/5/2018).

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Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/18/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 511623 - Psn: 65)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/18/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cackling Goose in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/20/2022). No rights reserved.

View Record Details Photo by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist MBP List

A Cackling Goose in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/12/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Dean Mahlstedt MBP List

A Cackling Goose (front) with Canada Geese in Howard Co., Maryland (11/22/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Cackling Geese in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/8/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Stasz MBP List

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/29/2013). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 445908 - Psn: 85)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/29/2013). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/29/2013). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist MBP List

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in flight among Canada Geese in Harford Co., Maryland (2/3/2008).

View Record Details Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/21/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 746137 - Psn: 112)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/21/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/15/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 726142 - Psn: 155)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/15/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A very rare subspecies of Cackling Goose <em>minima</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/1/2014). Identified by Marshall Iliff. (Photo ID: 82563 - Psn: 200)

A very rare subspecies of Cackling Goose minima in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/1/2014). Identified by Marshall Iliff.

View Record Details Photo by Andy Wilson MBP List

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A Cackling Goose on Back Creek, Cecil Co., Maryland (11/25/2007). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Richardson's Cackling Goose (front) with Canada Goose (back) in Harford Co., Maryland (2/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Johnson.

Cackling Goose in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/30/2016). View Record Details Media by Keith Eric Costley.

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). Note the lighter gray mantle color. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Cackling Goose (right) among Canada Geese in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/25/2016). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Three Cackling Goose (middle row) surrounded by Canada Geese in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/4/2015). View Record Details Media by Andy Wilson.

A Richardson's Cackling Goose in Howard Co., Maryland (1/13/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Cackling Goose in Harford Co., Maryland (12/5/2018). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/18/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Cackling Goose in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/20/2022). No rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist.

A Cackling Goose in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/12/2019). View Record Details Media by Dean Mahlstedt.

A Cackling Goose (front) with Canada Geese in Howard Co., Maryland (11/22/2014). View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

Cackling Geese in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/8/2006). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/29/2013). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in flight among Canada Geese in Harford Co., Maryland (2/3/2008). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/21/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/15/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A very rare subspecies of Cackling Goose minima in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/1/2014). Identified by Marshall Iliff. View Record Details Media by Andy Wilson.