Breeding Habits of Canada Geese Under Refuge Conditions

TLDR: A study of the breeding behavior of the Canada goose (Branta cana,densis) was initiated in thle sprilng of 1944 by the writer and Carlton Beckhart; the writer continued the work from the spring of 1946 to the fall of 1948.

Abstract: This study of the breeding h-abits of the Canada goose (Branta cana,densis) was initiated in thle sprilng of 1944 by the writer and Carlton Beckhart; the writer continued the work from the spring of 1946 to the fall of 1948. Most of the data were obtained on Bright Land Farm near Barrington, Cook County, Illinois, for the period 1944 to 1946, from a flock of 2 50 birds, of which approximately 25 per cent were full-winged and the remainder wing-clipped or pinioned. Some data were gathcred from sources other than Bright Land Fann during the study. Emphasis was placed on tne breeding behavior of a goose once mated and then separated from its mate because of death or other reasons.