Management Implications of Molt Migration by the Atlantic Flyway Resident Population of Canada Geese, Branta canadensis

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Sheaffer, Susan E., Malecki, Richard A., Swift, Bryan L., Dunn, John, Scribner, Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2007
• Subjects: Branta canadensis; Canada Geese; molt migration; temperate-nesting; Resident Population; Atlantic Flyway; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Ungava Bay; James Bay
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/481; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i3.481

We used satellite-tracked transmitters in 2001 and 2003 to document the timing, location, and extent of molt migrations by female Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) affiliated with the Atlantic Flyway Resident Population (AFRP) of Canada Geese that breed in the temperate region of eastern North Americ...