Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Abundance: Uncommon (records in 18 counties, 6 in Kentucky and 11 in Tennessee).
Status: Winter Resident (Very Uncommon October; Uncommon November through March; Very Uncommon to Rare April and May); photographs.
Regional High Count: X ( ).
Regional Extreme Dates:
Early Fall: 22 October 1992 (1; Putnam County, Tennessee; Barbara H. Stedman).
Late Spring: 26 May 1999 (1 adult; Putnam County, Tennessee; Stephen J. Stedman).
Note: Regional dates of earliest reported fall arrival and latest reported spring departure for 2001-2008 follow:
| Winter of... | Early Fall Arrival Date | Late Spring Departure Date |
| 2001-2002 | -- | -- |
| 2002-2003 | 23 November | 21 March |
| 2003-2004 | 14 November | 30 March |
| 2004-2005 | -- | 22 May |
| 2005-2006 | -- | -- |
| 2006-2007 | 31 October | -- |
| 2007-2008 | 10 November | 25 March |
| 2008-2009 | 2 November |
Habitat: Open fields; small to large lakes.
YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.
Foray Results: Abundance and distribution based on UCR Foray data are mapped as follows:
Remarks: Often associates with Canada Geese; rarely migrates with flocks of Sandhill Cranes.
Blue and white morphs about equally abundant; rare intermediate morph noted once in Warren County, Tennessee.
Counties with Observations (boldfaced):
| Barren | Metcalfe | Adair | Russell | Pulaski |
| Monroe | Cumberland | Clinton | Wayne | McCreary |
| Macon | Clay | Pickett | Fentress | Scott |
| Smith | Jackson | Overton | Putnam | Morgan |
| DeKalb | White | Cumberland | ||
| Warren | Van Buren | Bledsoe |
To see a map (Figure 1) displaying data about this species, click on the boldfaced word in this sentence.
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