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VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY

 

Four species of geese & three species of swans) have been reported to occur on campus:

 

 
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: South side of John Hindle Drive, near the entrance to the landfill, Kelowna, BC (27 March 2019)
 

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Lake Country, BC (16 Dec 2013)

 

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)

The three small geese at the back are Cackling Geese. The larger geese in the foreground are Canada Geese.

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (15 March 2013)

 

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okangan (24 Nov 2017)

 

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Kelowna Golf and Country Club, Kelowna, BC (23 Feb 2013)

 

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Okanagan Lake at Kelowna, BC (2 Feb 2015)

 

Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (22 March 2019)