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Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
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BirdsIn Ohio

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anser
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Range

Where it is recorded

Not enough evidence yet

Recorded in 48 of Ohio's 88 counties, with too few records in each for a result. Its published mapped range covers 16 of Ohio's 88 counties.

  • No result yet (34)
  • Within its mapped range (6)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (0)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Snow Goose by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetNo

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Early November to mid-April, middle week Jan 4–10

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 191 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 161 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Snow Goose in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Snow GooseYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101586,211
Jan 11–17655,146
Jan 18–24654,645
Jan 25–31864,698
Feb 1–71156,023
Feb 8–141155,888
Feb 15–21435,436
Feb 22–28876,846
Mar 1–7748,321
Mar 8–142210,384
Mar 15–213212,620
Mar 22–284313,949
Mar 29 – Apr 44319,661
Apr 5–114326,860
Apr 12–184339,925
Apr 19–253341,623
Apr 26 – May 23356,391
May 3–92252,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–231157,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–271155,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–110061,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32243,180
Oct 4–102237,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–311119,021
Nov 1–72214,172
Nov 8–145312,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–281048,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51766,083
Dec 6–121176,004
Dec 13–191565,423
Dec 20–26635,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21058,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Anser recorded in Ohio

Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsGreylag GooseAnser anserRoss's GooseAnser rossii

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Greylag Goose Anser anser445 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Ross's Goose Anser rossii313 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos301 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Canada Goose Branta canadensis39 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: no record
  8. Aug: no record
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in July to August, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed62%49%
Open water17%3%
Farmland12%11%
Barren3%0.6%
Wetland3%5%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%

From 89 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

191 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.