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episode » n the Atlantic Flyway almost as many Canada geese are
bagged as all duck species combined. There are basically two
kinds of Canada geese — migratory birds, which are the birds
that fly north in the spring and nest on the tundra, and
resident Canada geese, which nest all through the Atlantic
Flyway and only migrate as much as they have to when they're
forced south by winter weather. There are no distinguishing
features between a resident and migrant Canada goose. In
addition to banding operations, researchers have taken to the
skies over the nesting grounds in northern Quebec on the Ungava
Peninsula to determine migratory populations. Data from these
operations can help determine how goose hunting seasons are
established. In Vermont there is a September season that is
specifically targeted at resident birds, while migrant goose
season usually begins around the third week in October. In the
fall of 2003 the first reciprocal license existed betw