Canada geese of the Mississippi flyway with special reference to an Illinois flock

Abstract

This Canada goose study is based on data from three primary sources : data collected at Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County, Illinois ; surveys by the authors on the distribution, habitat, and behavior of the population elsewhere in the Mississippi flyway ; and banding records of the Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, Kingsville, Ontario. Data from other sources have been used as indicated in the text.