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The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe.
A flock of barnacle geese during autumn migration Examples of long-distance bird migration routes. Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year. It is typically from north to south or from south to north.
Eurasian cranes in a V formation (video) Birds flying in V formation. A V formation is a symmetric V- or chevron-shaped flight formation.In nature, it occurs among geese, swans, ducks, and other migratory birds, improving their energy efficiency, while in human aviation, it is used mostly in military aviation, air shows, and occasionally commercial aviation.
Snow geese breed from late May to mid-August, but they leave their nesting areas and spend more than half the year on their migration to-and-from warmer wintering areas. During spring migration (the reverse migration), large flocks of snow geese fly very high and migrate in large numbers along narrow corridors, more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km ...
Since the 1950s, increases in winter temperatures have resulted in greylag geese breeding in northern and central Europe, reducing their winter migration distances or even becoming resident. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 21 ] Wintering grounds closer to home can therefore be exploited, meaning that the geese can return to set up breeding territories earlier ...
(The Center Square) – Thousands of snow geese migrating across Pennsylvania have authorities working overtime to mitigate the recent outbreak of bird flu and ensure public safety. The state Game ...
[6] In fact, bar-headed geese had for a long time not been directly tracked (using GPS or satellite logging technology) flying higher than 6,540 metres (21,460 ft), and it is now believed that they do take the high passes through the mountains. The challenging northward migration from lowland India to breed in the summer on the Tibetan Plateau ...
Aug. 9—LUMBERTON — Canadian geese are "here to stay" in Robeson County, and residents should learn to be better neighbors to the fowl, said a district biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resource ...