Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut
Most Ross’s Geese (Chen rossi) nest in the central arctic of North America, but the range has expanded eastward in the last two decades. In summer 2014, we discovered a cluster of 48 nesting pairs of Ross’s Geese at East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary,Southampton Island, Nunavut. The Ross’s Goose colo...
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ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/1786 2023-05-15T15:02:52+02:00 Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut Nissley, Clark Williams, Christopher Abraham, Kenneth F. 2016-01-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1786 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v130i1.1786 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1786/1771 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1786 doi:10.22621/cfn.v130i1.1786 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 130 No. 1 (2016); 22-24 0008-3550 Ross’s Goose Chen rossi nesting Southampton Island East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Short Article 2016 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v130i1.1786 2021-09-02T18:54:39Z Most Ross’s Geese (Chen rossi) nest in the central arctic of North America, but the range has expanded eastward in the last two decades. In summer 2014, we discovered a cluster of 48 nesting pairs of Ross’s Geese at East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary,Southampton Island, Nunavut. The Ross’s Goose colony was between an upland Lesser Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) nesting area and a low-lying Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) and Atlantic Brant (Branta bernicla) nesting area, in a zone dominated by ponds and lakes and interspersed with areas of moss and graminoids. Our discovery documents a previously unknown level of nesting of Ross’s Geese at East Bay and corroborates unpublished evidence of growing numbers of the species on Southampton Island and expansion of its breeding range. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Branta bernicla Nunavut Southampton Island The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) Arctic Brant ENVELOPE(7.105,7.105,62.917,62.917) East Bay ENVELOPE(-36.426,-36.426,-54.288,-54.288) Nunavut Southampton Island ENVELOPE(-84.501,-84.501,64.463,64.463) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 130 1 22 |
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Most Ross’s Geese (Chen rossi) nest in the central arctic of North America, but the range has expanded eastward in the last two decades. In summer 2014, we discovered a cluster of 48 nesting pairs of Ross’s Geese at East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary,Southampton Island, Nunavut. The Ross’s Goose colony was between an upland Lesser Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) nesting area and a low-lying Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) and Atlantic Brant (Branta bernicla) nesting area, in a zone dominated by ponds and lakes and interspersed with areas of moss and graminoids. Our discovery documents a previously unknown level of nesting of Ross’s Geese at East Bay and corroborates unpublished evidence of growing numbers of the species on Southampton Island and expansion of its breeding range. |
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Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut |
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Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut |
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Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut |
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Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut |
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Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut |
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ross’s goose (chen rossi) nesting colony at east bay, southampton island, nunavut |
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