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Canada Geese (Real Update)

To: "R Clarke" <>, "Graham Turner" <>, "Baus" <>
Subject: Canada Geese (Real Update)
From: "Tim Dolby" <>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:50:12 +1100
My general feeling is that they are probably 'wild' NZ birds, given the 
location of the NSW site i.e. the NSW South Coast is the closest geographical 
point to NZ. In terms of hand-feeding, New Zealand Canada Geese tend to 
frequent public lakes and dams, so they may be quite familiar with human 
contact.

Cheers,

Tim Dolby


-----Original Message-----
From:  on behalf of R Clarke
Sent: Wed 1/2/:36 AM
To: Graham Turner; Baus
Subject: Canada Geese (Real Update)

Hi Graham,

Good suggestion.

I've spoken to staff at Mogo Zoo, 52 km to the south of Lake Burrill as the 
geese fly. They don't have Canada Geese nor have they lost any. The person I 
spoke to was going to follow it up with their bird staff to find out if A) 
anybody else keeps Canada Geese in the area and B) if they know of any recent 
escapees.

I'm interested in hearing any updates on sightings and behaviour (does 
hand-feeding mean taking grain from a persons hand [in which case wild origin 
can be ruled out] or does it mean grain spread by hand in a paddock/swamp edge 
that the birds then eat?)

Cheers,
Rohan Clarke



> From: > To: > Subject: Fw: 
> [Birding-Aus] Canada Geese (Real Update)> Date: Wed, 2 Jan :38:34 +1100> > 
> Has anyone asked Mogo Zoo if they've lost any Canada Geese lately?> > Cheers> 
> Graham Turner> > "...hand-feeding them with corn."> > > ----- Original 
> Message ----- > From: "Tim Dolby" <>> To: "Tracey 
> Newcombe" <>; <>> Sent: 
> Tuesday, January 01, :40 PM> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Canada Geese (Real 
> Update)> > > Hi all,> > Yesterday I drove up from Tanja (near Bega) and 
> visited Burrill Lake on the > NSW South Coast at 2:00pm. Unfortunately the 4 
> Canada Geese were not > present.> > The owner of the property, Wally, said 
> that the Canada Geese had flown east > on Saturday 30th December around 3:00 
> pm and did not return. He also > mentioned that he had been hand-feeding them 
> with corn.> > Cheers,> > Tim Dolby> > > > ==========www.birding-aus.org> 
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