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A juvenile red-tailed hawk has taken passes at ducks in the duck pond and a Canada goose apparently the young hawk has not yet learned that a goose is too big. Other wildlife that has been encountered at Drumlin Farm this fall includes baby painted and snapping turtles about the size of a quarter when hatched in late summer, a Cooper's hawk, two wood ducks, a green heron, a red-shouldered hawk, ravens, bluebirds, a field sparrow, a flicker, three turkeys, raccoons, deer, and a skunk. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Mixed predictions for deer season Oct 29, 2007
Hansen also noted that hunters have several other options in early October, including the early Canada goose season, firearms and archery turkey seasons and squirrel hunting. ow that this urban hunt is in its fifth year, the novelty has worn off, he said. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Area Report: A sportsman’s paradise Oct 25, 2007
Canada goose numbers are low to moderate, but increasing in the area. Karen Perry, at Wild Birds Unlimited in Onalaska, Wis. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
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The state bird, a relative of the Canada goose, has been listed as an endangered species protected under federal law since 1967. Thomas Kaiakapu, who works for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources as a district wildlife biologist on Kauai, said the dead Hawaiian geese will be sent to Honolulu next week for a necropsy. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Outdoors Calendar Oct. 7, 2007 Oct 8, 2007
Canada goose first season opens Through Nov. 25. Bag limit 3. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Fond memories of my 67-year partner Oct 5, 2007
One involved a Canada goose that somehow lost the use of a wing on its autumnal flight south. Finding it helpless in a wooded estate near our northwest Washington home, Mary Jo saw that it achieved a permanent perch in the National Zoo. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Off the Record: Strange, rare bird Sep 22, 2007
While little song birdies like the whippoorwill and meadowlark are declining, it s no secret to us guys up north that the wild turkey and Canada goose population is increasing, even though they are fair game for hunters. Matter of fact, there s an overpopulation of these big birds. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
To tune of $1.13m, decoys are the real thing Sep 21, 2007
A pintail drake and a Canada goose carved by the late East Harwich artisan sold for a record $1 ... Christie's auction house last sold the pintail drake in 2003 for $801,500, while Sotheby's auction house sold his Canada goose in 2000 for $684,500. (Boston Globe)
Shaurette: Abundance of animals abound for avid hunters this fall Sep 16, 2007
Several hunting seasons are already underway including the early Canada goose and morning dove season ... According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists, there was generally good duck and Canada goose breeding populations and conditions this past spring in most of Canada and Alaska. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Now's the time to go take a hike Sep 15, 2007
As was true last year, New Hampshire's resident Canada goose population continues to grow and has a statewide distribution. Crows: The fall crow-hunting season runs through Nov. 30. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Wild goose chase continues in urban area Sep 9, 2007
By Tim Stelloh Staff Writer Published September 9 2007 After years of explosive growth, the state's resident Canada goose populations have begun to stabilize and possibly decline, according to a wildlife biologist ... In 1997, the DEP estimated 14,700 resident Canada goose breeding pairs lived around the state, Huang said ... The Canada goose was brought back from near extinction by federal and state governments a half-century ago. (Stamford Advocate)
Dove season goes awry for opening day Sep 7, 2007
The resident Canada goose season is in full swing. This season is meant to reduce the number of birds that stay here year round and have become a nuisance to our parks and golf courses. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Dove season in full swing in Illinois Sep 6, 2007
Teal season starts Sept. 8-23 and the early Canada goose season starts Sept. 1-15. A crowd of approximately 3,800 attended the MVP's first Outdoors' Fur, Fin and Fowl Festival Aug. 25-26 at the Dragon's Dome. (Pekin Times, IL)
Man Pleads Guilty In Pet Goose's Death Sep 1, 2007
Yuba County man shot pet Canada goose out of season. Article:Yuba County man shot pet Canada goose out of season:/n/a/2007/08/31/state/n111137D37 ... DTL Article:Yuba County man shot pet Canada goose out of season:/n/a/2007/08/31/state/n111137D37. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Outdoors: Labor Day weekend promises to be good for some fishing Sep 1, 2007
I know that this is the time of year when a lot of you have turned your thoughts to hunting so here is a short rundown of some of the early hunting openers: The early Canada Goose Hunt runs from Sept. 1 to the 22, bear season opens this weekend on Sept. 1 and runs through October 14th and dove hunting opens Sept. 1 and runs through Oct. 30. The Deer archery season opens on Sept. 15 and runs until the last day of December. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
PA State Parks to Open for Early Goose Hunting Aug 31, 2007
Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania state parks again will allow Canada goose hunting when the state's early season opens Saturday ... Non-migratory Canada goose populations have increased drastically in recent years, causing crop damage and nuisance problems in residential neighborhoods ... All Game Commission rules and regulations governing the early Canada goose season will apply at state parks. (PR Newswire)
Computer project stays on schedule Aug 30, 2007
Gun dealers and sportsmen are upset because the Sept. 2-6 timeline for the transition coincided with the start of the seasons for dove and Canada goose hunting. One dealer in Western Pennsylvania estimated the shutdown could cost him 10,000 in lost business. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Devoted to the hunting seasons Aug 30, 2007
Mourning doveSEPT. 1-OCT. 6, NOV. 19-NOV. 24, DEC. 17-JAN. 12Canada gooseSEPT. 1-29 (STATEWIDE)"Dove hunting is the kickoff for the friends and family," said Donnell, who was seated at his kitchen table talking hunting on Aug. 21 ... The resident Canada goose season also comes in Sept. 1, and the hunters said they sometimes will hunt geese in the morning and doves after noon, particularly if they visit a dove field that borders a swamp where geese roost. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Gun check system still to shut down Sunday Aug 30, 2007
HARRISBURG -- The state's computerized background check system will be shut down for an upgrade starting Sunday, despite the outcry from sportsmen and gun dealers who say the timing will interfere with last-minute firearms sales during the start of dove and Canada goose hunting season. The governor announced yesterday that the state will stick to its plan to begin upgrading the Pennsylvania Instant Check System Sunday evening; however, the work will be completed by 6 p.m. next Wednesday instead... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Don't Haul Those Boats In Yet Aug 30, 2007 Notebook: Background checksdebated for gun buyers Aug 26, 2007 LAMB COLUMN: Mother Nature will make or break waterfowl season Aug 23, 2007 Neighbors enjoy privacy at Mianus Pond cove Aug 20, 2007 Property transfers Aug 19, 2007 Duck calling contest fits the bill Aug 18, 2007 The Canada Goose and Parasites Aug 11, 2007 Oregon Recreation Report Aug 11, 2007 Cryptosporidium parvum - Parasite Aug 8, 2007 Favorite species of wildlife ... Jul 28, 2007 Still unclear whos at fault in BC oil mess Jul 27, 2007 Oil lingers on wildlife Jul 27, 2007 OAKLANDA honking pile of poop Jul 26, 2007 Coyotes commonly underfoot in cities Jul 23, 2007 Outdoor Notebook: Dove, Canada goose seasons open Sept. 1 Jul 22, 2007 Again, algae may spoil Charles swim Jul 19, 2007 Canada goose presence irks Wis. locals Jul 18, 2007 Game, Fish & Parks News Jul 12, 2007 From the field Jul 12, 2007 Outdoors: Hunters to enjoy longer dove season Jul 12, 2007 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE: Increasing Canada geese populations in urban areas drawing complaints Jul 12, 2007 A poet, and immortality Jul 8, 2007 A BIRD IN THE HAND Jun 30, 2007 Clarinet 24-7: Camp offers total immersion for students who favor woodwind instrument Jun 23, 2007 Development Threatening Virginia's Birds Jun 19, 2007 Common birds no longer common Jun 17, 2007 Birds in decline, on rise Jun 16, 2007 Common birds declining around U.S. Jun 16, 2007 Populations of two dozen common American birds down by half over past 40 years Jun 16, 2007 20 U.S. bird species in sharp decline Jun 15, 2007 Study: Common bird species in steep decline Jun 15, 2007 King Cove-Cold Bay road returns to center stage Jun 12, 2007 »Writer seeks information about Hamlet woman in 1941 plane crash Jun 9, 2007 Calif. man charged with killing Wee Wee Jun 8, 2007 Locals explain the importance of Indiana history Jun 7, 2007 Ducks’ decline focus of AGFC meeting Jun 7, 2007 It's a rebrand-new world May 30, 2007 Cranes, loons and new blooms highlight May's end May 28, 2007 Spring count produces 159 species May 23, 2007 Are you my Mother Goose? May 11, 2007 Conservation Corner Apr 27, 2007 Shooter Could Face Charges In Death Of Pet Goose Apr 26, 2007 Imagine a world without polar bears Apr 25, 2007 In reel time Apr 22, 2007 Changes Coming for Commonwealth Hunters Apr 21, 2007 Atlas project springs forward Apr 13, 2007 What’s good for the goose Apr 12, 2007 Hunt for goose nests unsuccessful Apr 9, 2007 Geese are waiting for thaw Apr 9, 2007 Excerpts from recent editorials in Iowa newspapers Mar 27, 2007 A species success story Mar 22, 2007 Warm winter keeps ducks out of the Chesapeake Mar 19, 2007 Lead Poisoning in Birds Mar 15, 2007 Shaurette: Springs in the air in Chippewa Valley, brings nesting and meetings Mar 11, 2007 'Something Has To Be Done' Mar 11, 2007 Once threatened Aleutian geese crowd Northern California pastures Mar 11, 2007 Oscoda leads state for bird count participation Feb 28, 2007 Children's author schools Fulton students on writing Feb 16, 2007 Bats Prey On Nocturnally Migrating Songbirds Feb 15, 2007 Lucky dog ... 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River as a wildlife sanctuary? Jan 23, 2007 Pelican migrates to the museum Jan 13, 2007 Birds turn out for local Christmas count Jan 10, 2007
The regular Canada goose season runs concurrent with the regular duck season. On eastern Long Island, approximately east of Roanoke Avenue and parts of Riverhead south of there, a two-bird limit is in effect. (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Superior Court Aug 30, 2007
State of Indiana vs Thomas F. Fitzpatrick; defendant enters a plea of guilty to public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor; the court agrees to dismiss the possession of a Canada Goose, as a Class C misdemeanor. The court sentences the defendant to a six month term of incarceration in the Newton County Jail. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
When it was announced the shutdown would occur Sept. 2-6, hunters groups and gun retailers complained the dates coincide with the traditional start of hunting season (Canada goose Sept. 1-25, mourning dove Sept. 1-29, antlered and antlerless elk Sept. 2-29). Rendell said he's considering ordering the state police to change the dates of the upgrade. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The season structure includes an increase in the canvasback duck bag from one to two birds, elimination of the early closure provision for the Exterior Zone of the regular Canada goose season, inclusion of a split in the Southern Region of the Exterior Zone for Canada goose hunting and again expanded opening-day shooting hours beginning at 9 a.m. rather than noon as in previous years ... EARLY SEPTEMBER CANADA GOOSE SEASON: Open ... EARLY SEPTEMBER CANADA GOOSE SEASON: Open Sept. 1-22,... (Winona Daily News, MN)
In the past, Canada goose droppings had been a big problem for beach lovers but the nets appear effective in deterring geese from walking onto the beach, said Paul Blandori, 59, who volunteers as the association's property manager. "We've been able to keep the geese at bay," he said. (Greenwich Time)
3504 Canada Goose Crossing $343,000. 141 Main St. #406 $216,600. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
"Migrant Canada goose populations continue to do well, but a late spring in the Arctic will result in below-average production, so seasons will stay the same as last year.". Robinson noted that in New Hampshire, Fish and Game's spring surveys showed good numbers of breeding mallards, wood ducks and Canada geese. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, numbers in the millions and is now resident in many parts of Europe as well as North America ... When a Canada Goose swallows millions of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, nothing bad happens to the bird the parasite is not capable of causing illness in birds and simply passes through, returning to the environment in the bird s droppings ... Don t blame the Canada Goose. (Suite101.com)
Resident Canada goose family groups are dispersing widely across the wildlife area and can be found in most wetlands. Sandhill Crane brood rearing continues and most colts (crane chicks) are nearly full grown. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Cryptosporidium parvum is known to pass unharmed through the gut of a Canada Goose without making the bird sick. Thus a goose can ingest millions of oocysts while pecking corn kernels from cow dung in Maryland, and discharge them into a watershed in Pennsylvania. (Suite101.com)
The Canada goose is common in Utah, both as a year-round resident and as a seasonal visitor ... Sandhill cranes, like the Canada goose, are monogamous and mate for life. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
One oil-soaked Canada goose was the first and only patient Thursday at a temporary wildlife hospital in Burnaby when federal Environment Minister John Baird visited the area. Baird said hes satisfied so far with the emergency response. (Canada.com)
A single Canada goose, one of this country's most iconic animals, is one of the first victims of the environmental damage caused by Tuesday's oil spill in North Burnaby. With 90 per cent of its body absolutely covered in crude oil, the creature - which was rescued by wildlife recovery crews Wednesday - looks nothing like its feathered friends. (24 Hours Vancouver)
" Kernighan and Councilwoman Nancy Nadel are hosting a community meeting Thursday to gauge the public's response to goose poop and goose poop abatement measures. City staff, ornithologists and other experts will talk about geese and poop, and the public will be able to submit suggestions. Lake Merritt isn't the only Bay Area spot overwhelmed by the honking, 10-pound fowl. Lake Elizabeth in Fremont, Bishop Ranch in San Ramon, the College of Alameda and nearly anywhere else that provides grass and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
They also like to go after Canada goose nests, and will eat virtually anything in a pinch. As for attacks on large companion animals, Gehrt said: "It's pretty rare, but it does happen.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dove and early Canada goose seasons will open Sept. 1 as part of Pennsylvania 2007-08 migratory bird seasons. Although hunting hours have been extended to 30 minutes after sunset for big game (except spring gobbler) as well as small game and furbearers, federal regulations prevail for waterfowl and migratory birds. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
They are usually present in amounts so small they are harmless, but can undergo exponential growth spurts when exposed to nutrients contained in contaminants such as lawn fertilizer and Canada goose droppings that wash into waterways. State and federal environmental officials suspect that this year's bloom is occurring now because of optimal conditions for growth: lots of sunshine, warm water, and low water levels that concentrate nutrients. (Boston Globe)
Canada goose presence irks Wis ... (AP) Wisconsin's dramatically increased Canada goose flock is laying problems, not the fabled golden eggs ... "The level of conflict is growing every year, in part because the Canada goose population is growing and expanding across the state.". (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
A public hearing will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday concerning finalizations of the antelope, East River deer, refuge deer, early fall Canada goose and youth waterfowl hunting seasons. Citizens who wish to provide written comments to the commission prior to the hearing can do so up until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
CANADA GOOSE (EARLY SEASON: Sept. 1-30; daily bag eight and possession 16, except in portions of Dare County on and around Roanoke Island, where the daily bag limit is two and possession limit is four. (West of U.S. 17, shooting hours for Canada geese extend to half hour after sunset during September only. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Mississippians will have 10 more days to hunt dove this year, but will see their bag limit shrink to 12. Proposed 2007-08 dove seasons. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Wisconsin s resident Canada goose population has increased about 13 percent each year since 1986 when the DNR began monitoring the population ... Responding to a resident Canada goose problem are up to specific communities, but the DNR is available to study communities goose problems, explain their options, and assist them in implementing solutions, Van Horn said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
That recognition led to the publication of her first novel, "Addled," a hilarious sendup of WASP culture, in which a stray golf ball fells a Canada goose at Eden Rock Country Club, leading an animal-rights activist to face off against the club's chef. PEN hosts a reading by Hart at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hotel Marlowe, 25 Edwin Land Blvd., Cambridge. (Boston Globe)
The giant Canada goose, a subspecies, lives year-round in Pennsylvania. Contrary to popular lore, these birds are not Canada geese who gave up the traveling life for a more stable home in the Keystone state. (Scranton Times, PA)
The unifying force is an instrument capable of hollow and haunting sounds --- or honks that mimic a Canada goose when a musician's lips and reed work at odds. " ... Which can still be frustrating," Pauley says. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
At the same time, some bird species are thriving, including the wild turkey, the double-crested cormorant, and the Canada goose. Butcher says these birds are generalists, and can easily adapt to urban sprawl. (WTVR.com, VA)
Numbers are up for Carolina wren, Canada goose and double-crested cormorants. Those species like the urban habitats humans create. (The State)
- Serving York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. Saturday, June 16, 2007. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
No, but concerns can quickly become an emergency," she said. While these common birds are in decline, others are taking their place or even elbowing them aside. The wild turkey, once in deep trouble, is growing at a rate of 14 percent a year. The double-crested cormorant, pushed nearly to extinction by DDT, is growing at a rate of 8 percent a year and populations of the pesky Canada goose increase by 7 percent yearly. Many of the birds that are disappearing are specialists, while the thriving... (Yahoo News)
The double-crested cormorant, pushed nearly to extinction by DDT, is growing at a rate of 8 percent a year and populations of the pesky Canada goose increase by 7 percent yearly. Many of the birds that are disappearing are specialists, while the thriving ones are generalists that do well in urban sprawl and all kinds of environments, Butcher said. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
The double-crested cormorant, pushed nearly to extinction by DDT, is growing at a rate of 8 percent a year and populations of the pesky Canada goose increase by 7 percent yearly. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Wild turkeys are back in areas where they d been long gone, and Canada goose and osprey numbers are also doing well. When we decide we want to make a difference, we can make a difference really quickly, Hoffman said. (Helena Independent Record)
The proposed road would skirt between the Kinzarof and Izembek Lagoons, a resting and feeding area for virtually the entire population of Pacific black brant, Taverner's Canada goose and emperor goose. Environmentalists say that the critical area around the lagoons is non-negotiable, no matter how much more land Alaska turns into wilderness. (Anchorage Daily News)
he cause was never determined, though one of the theories was that the DC-3 took a Canada goose through the windshield. There were many other theories, all of which seemed to be discounted, leaving Canadian officials completely baffled. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
The Yuba County District Attorney's office charged David Gregory Davis, 48, of Marysville, with hunting without a license, waste of game and overlimit of geese for shooting the Canada goose out of season. Wee Wee might have appeared no different than any other Canada goose to the average hunter, but he was a family pet to Todd Hulsey and Sharri Neel and their children, as well as a friend to their neighbors. (Albany Times Union)
Lowe cites what he knows of mammoths and peccaries (wild pigs), animals long-since gone from Indiana, and of today's wildlife in the state, like whitetail deer and the Canada goose, in explaining how and why we need to pay more attention to history. Essentially, he says, learning and preserving our history is about preserving our species. (The Indianapolis Star)
The proposal for Canada goose season is to open the western half of the state early and to expand the regular Canada goose season from 23 days to 72 days to run concurrently with white-fronted goose season. There is also a proposal to move rail season back two weeks to better align with rail migration season and to open the same day as early teal season (about Sept. 15). (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
("Ski Global, Smoke Local.") Prime minister Stephen Harper and others have championed the wolverine, a vicious smelly little animal sometimes known as "the skunk bear." It is unlikely they will choose the Canada goose, best known in these parts for its prodigious excretory functions. Our northern neighbors are apparently tiring of their national symbol, the diligent beaver, which, novelist Margaret Atwood once observed, sometime chews off its own testicles when pursued. (Boston Globe)
Other wildlife encounters reported: Amphibians wood frog; mammals coyote, red squirrel, black bear, white tail deer; birds wood duck, hooded merganser, Canada goose, common grackle, red-wing blackbird, northern cardinal, common crow, mourning dove, brown creeper, ruffed grouse, song sparrow, mallard, chickadee, bald eagle, common loon. And wild turkeys at 15 locations. (Forest Republican, WI)
Canada Goose, 206; Wood Duck, 48; Mallard, 130; Blue-winged Teal, 15; Lesser Scaup, 2; Bufflehead, 3; Red-breasted Merganser, 2. Ruffed Grouse, 7; Wild Turkey, 19; Common Loon, 2; Pied-billed Grebe, 1; and Double-crested Cormorant, 14. (Erwin Record, TN)
In this case, the miracle -- named, in fact, "Little Miracle" -- is an insistent, orphaned 4-week-old Canada goose, who came into the world against all odds, but seems to have no interest in returning to the wild ... "But a full-sized Canada goose would be difficult," Norma says. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
I would like to mention that this is the time of year for Canada goose problems in the agriculture fields. The most important thing I would like to tell everyone is you CAN'T shoot these animals or take matters into you own hands. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
-- To the average hunter, Wee Wee was no different than any other Canada goose -- a nuisance worthy of a well-placed shot, and possibly, dinner. To the Hulse family and their neighbors, however, Wee Wee was a beloved pet and a friend to children. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
For example, the Arctic peregrine falcon, American peregrine falcon, Aleutian Canada goose and Northeast Pacific gray whale have fully recovered and been removed from the endangered species list. Furthermore, as Professor Stephen Meyer at MIT has concluded, "The one and a half decades of state data examined in this paper strongly contradict the assertion that the Endangered Species Act has had harmful effects on state economies. Protections offered to threatened animals and plants do not impose... (Anchorage Daily News)
As dawn broke, a Canada goose led five fuzzy goslings across an inlet in the shallows. A chickadee roller-coasted through the brush. (Boston Globe)
HARRISBURG - The Board of Game Commissioners gave final approval today to a measure to extend legal hunting hours to one half-hour after sunset for all game and the September Canada goose season. Under the change, the only exceptions are for migratory game birds and waterfowl, which are governed by federal guidelines. (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
A Canada goose keeps a watchful eye on its babies. (Courtesy of Andrew Markel). (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
A Canada goose can deposit about a half pound of fecal material each day and the Eccleston field flock -- which ranged anywhere from 20 to 40 birds -- would often turn Eccleston field into a unsanitary minefield that was tricky to navigate ... Not only did it work, there hasn t been a Canada goose seen near Eccleston Field in five days and counting. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
CHICAGO - On a weekend when hordes of children were searching for colored eggs left by the Easter Bunny, about 20 adult volunteers went hunting for eggs left by the less mythical Canada goose. And what they came up with _ figuratively _ was a big fat goose egg. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
"They were certainly small -- smaller than I would have expected for an Anchorage Canada goose," he said. "They weren't much bigger than mallards.". (Anchorage Daily News)
The Canada Goose certainly isn't an endangered species. The regal waterfowl that hunters admire has been restored in such great numbers that it is considered a public nuisance in many places. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Meet the Aleutian Canada Goose. The Aleutian Canada Goose neared extinction in the 1970s and now boasts a population of more than 100,000 ... Sounds a high-pitched squeak rather than the Canada goose's deeper honk. (Daily Triplicate)
"They're sort of the duck king of the Chesapeake, whereas the Canada goose is the goose king and the rockfish is the fish king," said Paul Peditto, DNR's wildlife and heritage director. Bruce Batt, chief biologist for Ducks Unlimited, a waterfowl and wetlands conservation group, said the canvasback's reputation reaches far and wide. (SunSpot.net)
A Canada Goose huddles at the lake s edge. It is weak and listless and has been eating poorly for days. (Suite101.com)
This year, the group is seeking public input on a number of different topics including Canada goose and duck season and regulation changes; musky size limits on the Wisconsin River; and, the authority to enforce captive deer and elk fencing requirements. One really great advisory question that will be asked concerns the transferring of a harvest permit or tag from an adult to a youth hunter. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
" A few years ago, Steiner and Farro would have faced heavy fines -- perhaps some jail time -- for shooting Aleutians, one of the smaller members of the Canada goose complex, which contains two species and at least six subspecies. In the 1970s, the Aleutian goose population was below 1,000. The bird was declared endangered in 1967, under a special designation that predated the 1971 U.S. Endangered Species Act. But a long-term program to revive the Aleutian goose proved so successful that it was... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
The Aleutian goose looks like a petit Canada goose, mostly brown with a black neck and white patch under its beak. They spend the summer nesting season in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, then head down the Pacific Flyway to California's northern coast and the San Joaquin Valley. (Fresno Bee -- State)
The most numerous birds were the American robin, the Canada goose, red-winged blackbird, snow goose, laughing gull, European starling, common grackle, dark-eyed junco, American goldfinch and ring-billed gull. Copyright. (Oscoda Press, MI)
ucy Goose Goes to Texas is a story about a special Canada goose named Lucy who learns the value of teamwork and cooperation while attempting to migrate to Texas on her own. Bea's mission through reading the story was to teach students about the science and history of the Canada goose as well as to emphasize how important teamwork is when trying to accomplish anything in life. (Rockwall County News, TX)
It was until now believed that nocturnally migrating songbirds, while venturing into the unfamiliar night sky for accomplishing their long, challenging trans-continental migrations, could at least release anti-predator vigilance thanks to the concealment of darkness. A new study by Spanish and Swiss scientists -- published this week in PLoS ONE -- shows that migration at night is not without predation risk for passerines. (Science Daily)
Darby found herself in a life-threatening situation when she got off her leash and chased an injured Canada goose into the lake. She was then trapped in the middle of the lake, unable to pull herself onto the ice that surrounded her. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
A Canada goose flies over part of the Los Angeles River near Encino. While most of the 51-mile river is lined in concrete some 11 miles are still natural. (MSNBC -- Environment)
The attached birds include a northern flicker, Forster's tern, red-tailed hawk, black-capped chickadee, great horned owl, spotted towhee, tree swallow, western tanager, eared grebe, Canada goose, California quail, American wigeon, American avocet, steller's jay, American kestrel and western meadowlark. The newest POP. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
The Canada goose followed in second place at 1,416 and the house sparrow was next at 1,054. Other species seen this year included bluebirds, morning doves, red-winged blackbirds, grackles, song sparrows and brown creepers. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
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