Reaching new heights Jul 28, 2008
" To help, the North Carolina Zoological Society took Sylvan Heights under its wing, helping the nonprofit center construct a $1.8 million facility on the 18-acre property. Like the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, Sylvan Heights is arranged by continent, with species like the Cackling Canada Goose, the Ruffed Grouse, the Trumpeter Swan and the North American Ruddy Duck grouped in one area, while South American birds like the Argentine Red Shoveler, the Black-necked Swan and the Chilean Flamingo... (The Daily Reflector)
Read more. . Jul 25, 2008
Canada goose hunters are now provided an early season which this year will open in August. Turkey hunting licenses have increased in many units, and a few years ago the entire state was included in turkey zones, providing more hunting areas than ever before. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Dove seasons set; buckshot OK on south WMAs Jul 24, 2008
Canada Goose - Sept. 1-15, daily limit 5. Snipe - Nov. 8-Feb. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Sightings of coyotes are not unusual Jul 15, 2008
Coyotes are also known to prey on Canada goose nests and have been deemed helpful in controlling goose populations in areas with insufficient hunting pressure. "We have never received a report of a coyote hurting a person, but we have had reports of a few baby goats and chickens that were attacked by coyotes, but that's it," Mrs. Tucker said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Planning fall goose hunting in the middle of July Jul 14, 2008
In reality, we're now just weeks and not months from the early Canada goose season opener, with dove and archery deer rolling out around the same time fall football games begin. One of the more common conversations I encounter as preseason planning gets rolling relates to hunting and access. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
GOING TO THE DOGS: Shots and tags must be up to date Jul 13, 2008
This time, though, I didn t see the Canada goose family chewing grass next door. In a flash, Max sprinted over and grabbed a gosling, which played dead. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Don't Let Uninvited Feathered Visitors 'Fowl' Your Outdoor Fun Jul 7, 2008
Water, food, lush greens and a safe, easy location for rearing goslings are on the "must-have" list for every house-hunting Canada goose. The key to getting them to move along - safely and effectively - is to cross off one or more of those elements from the list of things that make your location desirable. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
GF&P board to meet here July 10 Jul 6, 2008
The meeting at the Ramkota includes a 2 p.m. public hearing to finalize rules governing certain youth hunts, as well as setting hunting seasons for antelope, East River deer, refuge deer, early fall Canada goose and youth waterfowl. An agenda is online www. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Find it all, in one place Jun 29, 2008
It even offers comfy respite for the dusky subspecies of Canada goose. All of this exists in one place, in one county. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
All about the birds and the trees Jun 29, 2008
About 15 miles north of downtown Vancouver, the 5,200-acre refuge is a wintering habitat for the dusky subspecies of Canada goose ... The refuge was established in 1965 after an earthquake the previous year permanently changed the dusky Canada goose nesting grounds in Alaska. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
HART-MILLER’S EFFECT IS GAUGED Jun 27, 2008
A Canada goose waddles toward Hart Miller Island s desolate North Cell, which will undergo restoration after dredging operations cease next year. photos by Randy Leonard. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Oregon Recreation Report Jun 12, 2008
Spring and summer are great times for birdwatching migrants as well as waterfowl including mallards, wood duck, hooded merganser, ring-necked duck, western Canada goose ... Canada goose broods can be observed throughout the area along with broods of mallards and other ducks. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Wildlife Watch Jun 5, 2008
Young buck in shallow swamp water, the velvety nubs of antlers about 2" long. Off Buckingham Dr.: spring cress blooming in water, garlic mustard-very invasive plant. Watched beautiful kestrel perch on wires and drop down, hunting for a meal. Also eastern kingbird, brown thrasher, prairie warbler, yellow warbler, common yellowthroat, rose-breasted grosbeak and mockingbird running along path, wings outstretched to scare up some insects. Heard and saw warbling vireo. Jim and Deb Crocker, Forrest... (Westford Eagle, MA)
JIM DODSON: Doing Her Bit to Rescue Earth May 25, 2008
Back home by Lake Auman, where Gloria and Bob built a lovely home a decade ago, for instance, she soon noticed a Canada Goose had adopted her cove but was having difficulty getting himself out of the water to clean himself and feed. "He appeared to have an injured foot, the poor thing," Gloria says. (The Pilot Newspaper)
A petrified bass May 24, 2008
Certainly a nesting Canada goose in the spring was unheard of. Nowadays, there are millions of them it seems, all over the Ozarks, on lakes and rural ponds where they nest and bring off thousands of goslings. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Sea-Level Rise: Big Impact On Chesapeake Bay May 24, 2008
The Chesapeake Bay provides critical stopover and wintering habitat for more than one million migratory waterfowl, including the canvasback, mallard, redhead, American black duck, tundra swan, and Canada goose. The bay s coastal marshes are home to great blue heron, snowy egret, and other familiar birds, and they provide important food sources and nesting sites for numerous songbirds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. (Science Daily)
Nesting activity in full swing May 18, 2008
Francine Streeting found a Canada goose nest, down-filled, with eggs and eggshells that might mean the goslings hatched or the nest had been robbed. Font. (Ottawa Citizen)
State news of national interest May 14, 2008
Officials said their advisories now include whitetail deer, turkey, squirrel, wood duck and Canada goose. WEST. (International Herald Tribune)
Wild goose chase May 4, 2008
The refuge complex was created in 1964 specifically to protect the dusky Canada goose, a dark-breasted subspecies whose numbers had dwindled alarmingly due to hunting and habitat loss. The 5,000-acre Ridgefield refuge opened in southwest Washington the next year. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Charges could change in killing of baby geese May 2, 2008
Landowners must apply for permits to destroy Canada goose eggs and nests on their property. In 2005, a man was arrested in Rhode Island on charges of animal cruelty after he stomped to death a Canada goose and five goslings. (The Clarion-Ledger)
It's for the birds: Canada goose nests atop DeKalb's mulch pile Apr 22, 2008
It's for the birds: Canada goose nests atop DeKalb's mulch pile. Story Photos Robert LaFleur, 67, of DeKalb shovels mulch Monday afternoon as a Canada goose watches from her nest atop the city of DeKalb s mulch pile on Dresser Road ... About 11/2 weeks ago, a Canada goose nested atop the wood chips, and it since has startled many DeKalb residents. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Swarm intelligence inspired by animals Apr 14, 2008
For their database-sorting algorithm to work, documents should likewise clump only with those that are similar enough to be considered, say, another mallard instead of a Canada goose. To determine whether documents really are birds of a feather, a database is first stripped of non-meaningful words and word endings. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Local Ducks Unlimited protects the land and its feathered inhabitants Apr 12, 2008
These include: The Blue Winged Teal, Mallard, Redhead, Giant Canada Goose and wood ducks. The grassroots organization raises funds by holding member and sponsor banquets, shooting and fishing tournaments, as well as golf outings. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
University officials say plane crashed after hitting geese Apr 10, 2008
Tim Sorensen, the NTSB lead investigator in the Seminole crash, confirmed Wednesday that no evidence of mechanical failure has been found but that Canada goose DNA was discovered on the plane's left wing. Student Adam Ostapenko, 20, of Duluth, Minn. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Artistic friends capture all of wildlife's beauty Mar 30, 2008
Her favorite bird to paint is the Canada goose. There's something very majestic about them, she said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Cardboard coyotes? Faux predators frighten migratory geese Mar 28, 2008
The coyote cutouts are a solution to a Canada goose infestation on Fort Leavenworth, and golf course employees say it's working ... According to by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y., the Canada goose is brown and white, with black neck and head ... The Canada goose is not a protected species, but it is known to be a nuisance in many states. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Dirty Old Mines Mar 23, 2008
Occasionally an unfortunate itinerant camper or Canada goose would fall in, and the tank would get on the radar of the press or a government agency, according to Bill Janes, who handles contaminated sites for the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Last year the landowner and state finally cleaned up the contaminated sludge, to the tune of $1 million, Janes said. (Juneau Empire)
Wild Goose Tests Positive For Deadly Bird Flu Mar 3, 2008
LONDON - A dead wild Canada goose has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in southern England in an area where there have recently been 10 cases in mute swans, Britain's farm ministry said on Friday. "The finding of more cases in wild birds is not unexpected ... We are currently considering whether any additional restrictions are necessary in the area," the ministry said in a statement, adding the bird was found less than a km from where the swans were collected. (Planet Ark, United States)
Good for the gander: Town attempts to halt Canada goose population growth Feb 21, 2008
Thursday 21 February, 2008. "Populations of resident Canada geese have increased in recent years and their presence has become an increasing source of concern for public health and safety," said Recreation Department Director Kathleen Davis in a prepared statement. (Hyde Park Townsman, NY)
Oregon Recreation Report (12) Feb 17, 2008
Resident Canada goose family groups have joined others and are forming small flocks that are dispersing widely across the Wildlife Area. They can be found in most wetlands and hayed meadows in the surrounding area. (Lebanon Express, OR)
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New atlas contains some surprises on Ontario bird populations Feb 2, 2008
"Back in 1987, there were no trumpeters nesting in Ontario.The Canada goose, tundra swan, turkey vulture, wild turkey, and even the mute swan -- not a native -- are all expanding their ranges and numbers.Only the great blue heron is losing numbers among the big birds. That could be because populations of amphibians (its food) are falling, Mr. Cadman thinks, but some of the decline may also be a statistical glitch stemming from a change in the way they were counted.- Boreal songbirds such as... (Ottawa Citizen)
Bird counts have experts in a flap Jan 31, 2008
RON ALBERTSON/CP PHOTO Tom McKeil of the Hamilton Port Authority frees a Canada goose that became stuck in ice in this file photo ... Canada gooseHouse finchBlue-headed vireoTurkey vultureWild turkeyMerlinEastern bluebirdPine warblerBald eagleSandhill crane ... Those recovering also include three swan species, the sandhill crane, Canada goose and wild turkey. (Toronto Star)
Pennsylvania Game Commission Board Elects Palone President; Board Takes Steps to Prepare for Electronic License Sales; Board Addresses Doe License Delay for Early Archery; Jan 30, 2008
" The quickest and probably most effective way for wildlife managers to respond to the problem is to allow additional hunting -- and relax hunting regulations -- to reduce and stabilize snow goose populations. That's why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to establish a conservation order that will authorize states to use hunters to take snow geese at a time when all other waterfowl seasons are closed. This will include an option to allow hunting hours for this special snow... (PR Newswire)
Bald eagle, peregrine falcon soaring in Ontario while swallows fall Jan 30, 2008
The new Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario finds the Canada goose and wild turkey are also thriving. Mike Cadman, who oversaw the atlas, says these species have recovered well because of pesticide bans and aggressive conservation. (Globe and Mail)
More pet news, photos Jan 25, 2008
Two days before a pair of poodles were found shot to death, six mallards and a Canada goose met the same fate a little more than a mile away, officials said. Karen Lewis spent her quick court appearance Wednesday in tears, distraught that she was accused of abandoning two dying dogs at the county shelter a few hours after she was cited for failing to take care of them. (The Palm Beach Post)
Sparta council: Please don’t feed the geese Jan 25, 2008
Sparta s actions may draw ire from those further afield, including the Canada Goose Hall of Shame, a Web site that spotlights the cruel and vicious actions of certain communities and agencies toward Canada geese. The site s list of craven, cruel and cowardly communities where geese have been slaughtered includes Rochester, Minn. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Wildlife in North Carolina 2007 Photo Competition Jan 24, 2008
pine barrens treefrog, PinehurstINVERTEBRATES: 1, Ellen Devenny, Kings Mountain, Chinese mantid; 2, Johnny Hill, Goldsboro, dragonfly; 3, Bradley Lewis, Durham, ant; honorable mention, Tom Gillespie, Trinity, beetle, Outer Banks, and Tracey Helmstetler, Greensboro, snailOUTDOOR RECREATION: 1, Joseph Rone, Spring Lake, trout fishing, Brevard; 2, Conrad Lowman, Wilmington, Intracoastal Waterway boating; 3, Scott Hubener, Asheville, climbing Shiprock, Blue Ridge Parkway; honorable mention, Nancy... (News & Observer -- Sports)
HOA Gander at Geese Jan 16, 2008
Once in danger of extinction in North America, the Canada goose population is increasing dramatically nationwide, in part because of laws protecting them and a lack of natural predators ... The Canada goose can be very destructive and create unsanitary conditions. (RealtyTimes)
OUTDOORS CALENDAR Jan 7, 2008
THROUGH JAN. 27- Canada goose second season Bag limit 3. - Snow, blue and Ross goose second seasons Bag limit 20 in aggregate. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Morgan's Musings - Internet handy for finding old chums Jan 3, 2008
"The proneness of sportsmen to misjudge the size and weight of game animals they bag has always been sufficient reason for scientists to review with skepticism reports of individual animals that departed widely from the known norm for a given species." - Harold C Hanson in The Giant Canada Goose. . (Grand Coulee Star, WA)
Cooking wild game around holidays Jan 3, 2008
For an appetizer, I wanted to cook up some Canada goose that I took from the field just a week earlier ... For two Canada goose breasts use two tablespoons of Tones Steak Seasoning, two tablespoons of water, two tablespoons of olive oil and one tablespoon of red wine vinegar. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Youth bags first elk Dec 28, 2007
In the fall, it was Brandon's turn to bag a big bird when he took down a Canada goose with a. 410 shotgun. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)
Make your list and check it twice Dec 21, 2007
A dozen mallard duck or Canada goose decoys ... Waterfowl season runs into the first part of January and the Canada goose hunting has been good in western Montana. (Missoulian, MT)
The word on birds Dec 20, 2007
Four more species set new records, but not by significant amounts: Canada goose, red-tailed hawk, pygmy nuthatch and starling. The bulk of the count, 11,500, was made up by four species. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
On the sixth day of Christmas ... Dec 20, 2007
Also, he cautioned against capturing a migratory bird, such as a Canada goose, which require a permit to own under state and federal law. Buyers don t have to beware of the Garmans geese though they are regular old country geese, according to Alberta Garman. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Alaska takes seriously its job of protecting polar bears Dec 19, 2007
Alaska has supported listings of other species, such as the Aleutian Canada goose. The law worked as it should -- the species was near extinction, and a recovery plan resulted in goose recovery and delisting under the act. (Anchorage Daily News)
Banking on conservation Dec 15, 2007
Other threatened species such as Oregon chub and dusky Canada goose can also be found there. Muddy Creek Mitigation Bank is expected to generate a total of 60 credits for sale in the next decade. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Retail Store Not Responsible For Goose Attack Dec 11, 2007
A Montgomery County jury has rejected a negligence lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed she was attacked by a Canada goose while at a shopping center in 2004, causing her to fall and break her hip. Suzanne Webster claimed the shopping center and a pool store, Contemporary Watercrafters, didn't do enough to protect the public from the nesting goose; but her lawsuit laid an egg. (WTKR.com, VA)
Hunting and trapping opportunities for winter Dec 9, 2007
23, daily limit is three, except on State Game Land 46 (Middle Creek) where the limit is one; Southern James Bay Canada Goose Hunting Zone, Dec. 10-Jan. 14, daily bag is two, and Jan. 15-30, daily bag is five; Resident Canada Goose Zone, until Feb. 15, daily bag is five; and Pymatuning Zone, Dec. 10-Jan. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Read more. . Nov 24, 2007
Statewide, North Dakota s Canada goose and light goose seasons stay open until Dec, 21. White-fronted goose season closes Dec. 2. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
More of this story Nov 20, 2007
Canada goose season runs concurrent with the second split of specklebelly season with a daily bag limit of two. John N. Felsher is the managing editor of Sport Fishing magazine and an award-winning freelance writer, photographer, broadcaster and media consultant. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Klem: Fall wildlife sightings Nov 15, 2007
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)
