Brant (Branta bernicla), Lakeside Park, Pima County

This Brant was found by Anne Galli and Joe Carragher on 22 January 2010 and photographed by Tom Ryan and Cynthia Barstad the same day.

Brant is usually strictly coastal and confined to salt water.  It is very rare in Arizona with only 11 previous records.  It has only been previously reported twice in the state in the last decade (2005, 2008) and there are only three previous records for SE Arizona.

The white neck marking is diagnostic. 

22 January 2010, photo by Tom Ryan

22 January 2010, photo by Cynthia Barstad