Snow Goose Taken at Musselburgh on 22nd October 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Snow Goose. Species : Order: Family: Local names: Anser caerulescens. Anseriformes. Anatidae Snows. Site Of Nest: Food: Plumage: Breeding Period: Eggs: A shallow depression, on high ground, lined with plant material and may be reused from year to year. Breeding grounds are in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern tip of Siberia, Left-over grain in fields. The snow goose has two color plumage morphs, white (snow) or gray/blue (blue), thus the common description as "snows" and "blues". The White-morph birds are all white except for black wing tips. Blue Morph Late May - Mid August. 3 - 5 Voice Courtesy of Xeno Canto