[Tweeters] High altitude geese photo ID help

[HAL MICHAEL via Tweeters]

Not cranes, no legs.  The shortish necks make me think Cackler or Snow. Lack of wing-tip contrast would make me think Cacklers.  Some of the larger ones, with longer necks, might be one of the smaller subspecies of Canadas.
 
Hal Michael
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> On 09/27/2024 5:19 PM PDT Robert O'Brien via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> Wow, great photos.  And great that you submitted these.  

> My first reaction.  Necks too skinny for Geese,  Therefore Sandhill Cranes.  Maybe?

> I think so.

> https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/624234087

> Just a guess, but I think such an observation at such an altitude might be very significant.and worthy of further research.

> Bob OBrien  Portland.

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> On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 3:09 PM Doug Plummer via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu mailto:tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> > I saw several skeins of geese of some kind at Mt Rainier this morning, flying over the mountain east of the summit. I was hiking on the Sourdough Trail at Sunrise. I absolutely cannot ID them. Alas, my settings were not optimal, but here are 3 photos. Can anyone help? https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougplummer/albums/72177720320635423/ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougplummer/albums/72177720320635423/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lm0HPNps_3yCGTTBRBTmSwu2DusRwhg4CT_t96LuYFQzo0Bj2p8vCL4v86NXSoSHud-INtiqfse8Y2qKf8LQQCM$

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