2014 was a good spring for goose diversity in the Connecticut River Valley. The following gallery includes shots of all five species seen to date (all through an iPhone/telescope combination). In addition, I found two more neck-banded Canada Geese. I sent the band numbers away to reportband.gov and got a response within two weeks. Both birds (seen in Charlestown NH and Putney VT) were banded in Montreal, much closer to home than the bird I found in March 2011 and 2013 that was banded in Greenland. They add to the overall diversity of the region’s waterfowl if you consider diversity to include not only species mix but other factors including final destination.