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Nesting Giant Canada Geese in Western South Dakota
<p>Giant Canada geese (Branta Canadensis maxima) began nesting on 27 March 1976 and 2 April 1977. Peak hatch occurred from 15 to 21 May 1976 and 22 to 28 May 1977 and the nesting season lasted 69 days in 1976 and 83 days in 1977. Average clutch size was 4.8 eggs per nest in 1976 and 5.0 in 1977. …
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Use of Stockpods for Nesting by Giant Canada Geese
A study of giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) nesting on stockponds in western South Dakota was conducted during 1974 and 1975. Analysis of 10 selected variables at nests on natural sites indicated that distance of water below high water level and percent slope from wetland to horizon, …
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Nicarbazin for contraception of Canada geese: laboratory and field studies
Increasing numbers of resident Canada geese (Branta canadensis) and opposition to lethal control measures have resulted in a greater need to develop nonlethal techniques to manage bird populations. Contraception may provide a useful nonlethal management tool to reduce wild bird populations. …
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Ecology of wintering Canada geese in the greater Chicago metropolitan area
Canada geese (Branta canadensis) breed in subarctic and temperate areas of North America, but both populations typically winter in temperate regions of the northern United States. During winter, Canada geese are increasingly using urban areas, but data are lacking on habitat use and selection, …
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Population and Productivity of a Flock of Giant Canada Geese in Northeastern South Dakota
Population and productivity studies of giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) were conducted in northeastern South Dakota in 1976 and 1977. One hundred ninety-three of 436 randomly selected sample quarter sections on the 5,459 km2 area contained potential goose nesting habitat in 1976. …
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Studies of the Physiology of Wintering and of Molting Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Interior)
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The Impact of Nutrient Loading from Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) on Water Quality, a Mesocosm Approach
… a mesocosm experiment to determine the impact of Canada Goose (Branta cana.densis) feces on water quality parameters. After 30 days of fecal additions (treatments of 2.419 g, 1.209 g and 12.090 g every 3 d) we found no significant impact on soluble reactive phosphorus, total phosphorus, ammonia, …
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Movement ecology and habitat use of Canada geese using major metropolitan areas in the context of human-wildlife conflicts
Canada geese (Branta canadensis) are economically and socially important due to their popularity as a game species and association with human-wildlife conflicts. The species’ ability to adapt to human-altered agricultural and urban landscapes has contributed to the success of temperate-breeding …
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Taxonomic, ecological and quantitative examination of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) on Canada geese (Branta canadensis) and mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in Manitoba, Canada
Over 19 years chewing lice data from Canada geese and mallards were collected. From Canada geese (n=300) 48,669 lice were collected, including Anaticola anseris, Anatoecus dentatus, Anatoecus penicillatus, Ciconiphilus pectiniventris, Ornithobius goniopleurus, and Trinoton anserinum. The prevalence …
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Evaluations of Techniques for Estimating Fall Age Ratios of Canada and Snow Geese
… for estimating productivity of lesser snow geese (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) and small Canada geese (Branta cnadensis hutchinsii-parvipes complex) was studied at Sand Lake and Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuges during fall, 1965 and 1966. Age-ratios obtained from flock counts vaired …
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Evaluation of Various Foliar Sprays for Use as a Canada Goose Grazing Deterrent
… dealing with crop damage caused by flightless Canada geese (Branta canadensis). An effective crop deterrent to Canada geese would be important to game managers in eastern South Dakota. In 2011 and 2012, I evaluated the effectiveness of Rejex-It Migrate Turfguard®, Bird Shield®, Avian Control®, …
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Band-Recovery Analysis and Survival Estimates for South Dakota Giant Canada Goose Populations
… estimates were calculated for South Dakota giant Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) populations. I analyzed Canada goose bandrecovery data obtained from the USGS's Bird Banding Laboratory consisting of 26, 141 bandings and 6,837 recoveries (1955 - 95). Only Canada geese banded preseason (June …
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Flightless Giant Canada Goose Depredation Abatement and Disgestibility of Selected Crops in South Dakota
Crop depredation by flightless giant Canada geese (Branta Canadensis maxima) has become a common occurrence across the upper Midwest. Due to numerous landowner complaints, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (SDGFP) is evaluating several methods to solve this problem. One method is the …
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The role of birds in spreading the Cylindrocladium Black Rot of peanuts
… different methods to 3 species of captive bird (Canada Geese, Japanese Quail, Bobwhite Quail) to determine viability after passage through the gastrointestinal tract. No viable microsclerotia were detected in fecal material taken from birds force fed loose microsclerotia. A very small number (a …
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Waterfowl Production On Three Types of Artificial Nesting Structures in South Dakota Wetlands
… redhead (Aythya americana), and giant Canada geese (Branta Canadensis). Occupancy rates averaged 24.0%, 45.7%, and 15.0% for baskets, bales, and culverts, respectively. Nesting success averaged 69.5%, 35.8% and 66.7% for baskets, bales, and culverts, respectively. Production of young …
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Analysis of Aerial Surveys and Tolerance of Landowners for a Canada Goose Flock in Northeastern South Dakota
… idea to expand the northeastern South Dakota Canada goose flock from 2,000 to 5,000 birds. Only 6 percent of the landowners had complaints about the geese, despite the fact that 23.5 percent of them had received goose-related crop damage. Percent occurrence of complaints and crop damage was …
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Reduction of wildlife on airfields through turfgrass selection
… and small mammals from each plot and surveyed Canada geese (Branta canadensis L.) using pellet counts. Results suggest that zoysia grass may be a successful means of reducing bird numbers at airports. Along with endophytic tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, zoysia had fewer bird observations …
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Soil ingestion and lead concentration in wildlife species
… crop contents. Mean (± S.E.) soil ingestion by Canada geese (Branta canadensis) and mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were 4.92 (± 0.60) and 11.73 (± 1.54), respectively. Diets of short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) consisted of 5.20 (± 1.87)% soil, white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) 16.21 …
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