About 4 weeks ago I started noticing a few Canada geese w/ noticeably
smaller bills and shorter/thicker necks among the typical moffitti/maxima.
They are also noticeably smaller than the moffitti/maxima but not nearly
small enough to be cackling geese. These smaller birds are similarly light
chested to the moffitti/maxima.

The first week or two I just attributed it to individual variation of a
couple individuals. But, this weekend out of over 600 Canadas I counted in
three locations, at least 15 stuck out as these small birds. This included
birds within flocks of moffitti/maxima flying over, standing along the
shoreline preening/loafing, and grazing in a pasture.

Can anyone advise on which subspecies this more likely could be? My best
guess would be lesser/parvipes. But, I’m well aware of how tricky ID’ing
Canada geese to subspecies away from their breeding grounds can be.

Thank you!

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