A Year in the Valley

We heard a loud honking and looked up.  Three geese were flying up the valley.  They are probably Canada Geese, as I could make out white around their bill and white in their tail – and possibly their belly.  That colouring rules out a lot of geese, but leaves Canada, barnacle, and greater white-fronted geese.  They all have white under their tails and somewhere on their head.  The greater white-fronted goose is a winter visitor and has a tiny bit of white over its bill.  The barnacle goose is mostly found in the north.  The Canada goose has a white chinstrap, so I’m going with that as I know they can be seen locally i.e. Par Beach Bird Lake.