Hi All, I've been talking to Paul Curtis from Cornell Dept. of Natural Resources about this and he has shared the following information--see below.
Information on reporting the geese (other than to the BBL via the link provided by John, which is always good practice!) is also provided. Note that the project leaders are most interested in hearing about geese found OUTSIDE of Stewart Park. -Marc Devokaitis ------------------- The City of Ithaca, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Cornell University, with support from the Friends of Stewart Park, are working to reduce goose conflicts and associated issues in Stewart Park, Ithaca, NY. Around 425 geese were tagged in Stewart Park late June, 2016 • All geese were marked with a US Fish & Wildlife Service aluminum leg bands • A sample of 200 adult geese are also wearing yellow neck collars with numbers and letters • 50 young (hatching-year) geese were banded with red leg bands with white letters • Collaring and banding the geese allows DEC and Cornell staff to monitor their movements throughout the City, and aid the City's efforts to more accurately estimate the population size. *Geese* *in Stewart Park* Stewart Park, here in Ithaca, NY, is a great place for humans and wildlife alike. With open playing fields and the historic Renwick Woods surrounded by water, it is no wonder that so many people and animals are attracted here. Canada geese are abundant and easily seen around the park. The City of Ithaca, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, and Cornell University are working together to manage the geese and feces in Stewart Park. *Why* *this project?* These efforts are in response to multiple complaints from residents largely due to the excessive amount of feces from the current population. The large amount of goose poop has prevented people from being able to use park space, the City golf course, and playing fields. *What’s** next?* • Cornell staff will be counting geese & testing a novel method to deter the geese away from Stewart Park & the City golf course. • Our trained scientist will use a novel aircraft in a very specific, controlled manner in order to mitigate any impacts to non-target species. • These activities will mostly occur during early morning and late evening to minimize disturbance to park users. • Transects will help determine if this non-lethal management reduces the goose feces and associated problems. • Results will be used by the City and DEC to continue developing an effective and responsible management plan. Can I help? • If you see one a yellow-collared, or red leg-banded geese in *areas other than Stewart Park and the City Golf Course *and can read the numbers and letters accurately (typically with binoculars), email: *ithacage...@gmail.com* <ithacage...@gmail.com> with the subject heading “Goose observation” and the numbers, date, time and location of the bird. On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 7:51 AM, John and Sue Gregoire <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > Suan, > > All banded birds can be reported at the site below. Although you don't > have the band > from your CAGO observations, I believe you can also report the color and > markings of > the neck bands using that form. > > https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/bblretrv/ > > John > -- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Road > Burdett,NY 14818-9626 > N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492' > Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ > "Conserve and Create Habitat" > > On Sun, August 7, 2016 14:11, Suan Yong wrote: > > FYI, Canada geese with yellow neck bands NY06, NY12, and NY17 are > currently loafing > > in a flock of ~30 CANGs in Salmon Creek between Myers and Salt Point. > Not sure who's > > keeping track and what's the best avenue for reporting these; I know > there's some > > local interest, presumably even in tracking "boring" baseline reports, > but I'm > > guessing we don't want this list to turn into a flood of daily "it's > still there" > > reports (which are still valuable scientifically). > > > > Suan > > _____________________ > > http://suan-yong.com > > -- > > > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurat > ionLeave.htm > > > > ARCHIVES: > > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
