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I forgot to mention in my posting on the Greater White-fronted Goose this afternoon, that one of the dark Canada Geese in Onslow, Colchester Co., had a yellow neck ring with the black letters GLP on it. This ring comes from a banding project in West Greenland carried out by Danish reseachers. I have e-mailed the Danish banders to get more information on the place and time of banding. I'll pass on that information when I have it. It gives us a good indication that some of our Canada Geese come a long way. In my (considered) opinion, at least two groups of Canadas pass through Nova Scotia: 1) at Truro and Windsor (and maybe in the Annapolis Valley), peaking in late October and November, of northern and western origin, and wintering in eastern coastal USA. 2) along the South Shore, beginning sporadically in October, but peaking only when Cape Breton and the Eastern Shore freeze up; mainly local birds, some of which winter in Port Joli and other estuaries, depending on the severity of the winter. This distinction explains why there are so few, if any, records of the more northern or western species (White-fronts, Cackling, etc) along the South Shore, while they are regular (although scarce) at Truro, Windsor, and in the Valley. As for the White-front, I've put a picture on the NS-RBA photo site.
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