Re: [cayugabirds-l] Banded Canada Geese

[Dave Nutter]

Thank you, Marc, for tracking down that brief description of the Stewart Park 
Canada Goose project and who is behind it. If the banders want to know where 
their geese go, they might more actively ask us and encourage us, the people 
who scour the region carrying binoculars or scopes and taking notes about birds 
we find. They might even share their information, perhaps in map form, to make 
it more interesting to us or to the general public. Regardless of the study I 
look forward to following individuals, pairs, and groups of marked birds 
throughout coming seasons and years

The 200 adult Canada Geese were given yellow collars with black writing. First 
there are two letters, either NU or NY in this study. The two letters are 
followed by two digits, 00 through 99. All we know about age is that because 
these birds were adults in 2016 they must have hatched in 2015 or earlier.

The 50 young, all hatched in 2016, were given red leg bands with white 3-letter 
combinations. The 14 that I have seen all begin with the letter "P". They are 
difficult to read, being smaller than the collars and usually hidden under 
water, in grass, or under the bird itself. Even when birds were out in the open 
but walking I found it hard to be sure of the letters. Seeing a bird standing 
still on pavement was best.

If you send in a report of an individual collared or color-banded bird to the 
Bird Banding Lab you can learn: 
* The date the bird was banded, which in this study was 20 June 2016
* The banding location: "NEAR ITHACA, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK, USA". 
* The name of the bander, which in this case was given as:
JOSHUA C. STILLER
NEW YORK DEPT ENV CONSERVATION 
WILDLIFE SERVICE UNIT
625 BROADWAY, 5TH FLOOR - WILDLIFE 
ALBANY NY 12233 4754 
* The bird's gender. This was new info.
* The complete 9-digit number on the bird's aluminum band. 
* The letters or numbers you reported on the collar or band.
* The bird's age (see above). 
* The date and location that you reported finding it. You may fill in the BBL 
form with very precise Latitude and Longitude in degrees and 5 decimals, 
supplemented with written remarks. I hope the BBL gives that info to the 
bander, because on its thank-you form the BBL translates your location info 
into such odd descriptions as  "0.9 mi W of CAYUGA HEIGHTS, TOMPKINS COUNTY, 
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES" or "1.2 mi WNW of SOUTH HILL, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW 
YORK, UNITED STATES." 
* I don't know if the BBL lists other dates and locations the bird has been 
reported. That would be interesting. 

--Dave Nutter

On Aug 08, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Marc Devokaitis  wrote:

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
 
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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 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Banded Canada Geese

[Marc Devokaitis]

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

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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*  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 
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).
> >
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> >
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Banded Canada Geese

[John and Sue Gregoire]

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
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> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html
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[cayugabirds-l] Banded Canada Geese

[Suan Yong]

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
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