Barnacle Goose, a rare treat in New Hampshire.

After a few attempts to locate this reported Barnacle goose, I found it this morning in a hay field among 300-400 Canada Geese. The pictures are not great but they leave not doubt that this rare visitor who has never been on record breeding in North America has called New Hampshire home, at least for the time being. I will attempt to capture some better photos of this guy in the next few days.

 Barnacle geese spend the majority of their breeding life in places like Greenland, Norway, Svalbard, Novaya Zemlya and even an island off Russia. During migration they can be found in Scotland, Netherlands, and Germany. When they do show up in North America they are seen only in the East, from Labrador to Michigan.