[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park goose?

2018-05-03 Thread Nancy Tonachel Gabriel
This goose is swimming in the creek & pond near the bat house at the east end / Fuertes woods side of Stewart Park, sticking close to a Canada. Ideas? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.North

[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park goose study

2016-06-22 Thread Dave Nutter
Many of the Canada Geese at Stewart Park have recently been banded. The young were given a red band on one leg and a standard aluminum band on the other. One of these young is dragging an injured wing. Up to 200 adults were given yellow neck collars each with a unique black 2-letter, 2-number co

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park goose study

2016-06-25 Thread Dave Nutter
If my guess is correct that 200 local geese have yellow neck bands, then I've found 90% of them so far, overwhelmingly at or next to Stewart Park, where I assume they were corralled and collared. This capture was possible because the adult geese molt all their flight feathers at once and regrow