Subject: Numbers of Brant vs Canada Geese
Date: Mar 19 15:38:43 1999
From: Eugene Kridler - ekridler at olympus.net


Depends upon the area which your counting. Brant around the Sequim area
fairly well confine themselves to waters of Straits of San Juan de Fuca
e.g. Dungeness Bay, Sequim Bay, Ediz Hook, etc. Canada Geese in the
fields, especially those at the Olympic Game Farm, lawn areas of
Dominion Terrace, the park near the airport in Port Angeles, Washington
Harbor at times, fields above W.H., especially Schmuck Road, at times in
the Blyn area, on small ponds scattered throughout the area, etc., etc..
Different food requirements. Also, quite a few Canadas are here during
various times of the year. Brant mostly during winter months. Quoting
figures one has to be careful not to compare apples and oranges. Eugene
Kridler, ex-waterfowl biologist and ex-endangered species coordinator -
Pacific Islands.