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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fugl" data-source="post: 1412685" data-attributes="member: 816">If the Dutch Delta goose--with its dark breast & stubby bill (& of course very small size)--turned up in my part of the world it would be IDed as B. h. minima) without the slightest hesitation.  Here in Reno we get a smattering of small form Canada/Cackler types every winter, including most years a minima) or two.  Many of these geese pose real ID problems, but the minimas--bless them--never do but really stand out just like your bird.</blockquote>