Gary,

The Cackling Geese are migrating through, so the probability is 
reasonable for seeing one, I think. But size alone is a very poor 
indicator. You need a combination of field marks. For a neat 
illustration of this, see
http://howardbirds.org/photo_page/member_photos/CacklingGoose.htm

June

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June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
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Gary Ender (home) wrote:
> Thanks, Larry.
>
> From the winter range, it would seem that either this was one cackling 
> goose individual blown way off course (and therefore pretty rare in 
> these parts?) or it was a very small Canada.  Cornell gives the winter 
> range of the cackling goose as no further east than western Louisana.
>
> Can anyone tell me what our MD records imply about the chances of 
> seeing a cackling goose in Montgomery County at this time?
>
> Gary Ender
> Bethesda MD