Greater Snow Goose on Long Island, N. Y.

The Auk ◽  
1929 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-379
Keyword(s):  
Long Island ◽  
Snow Goose ◽  
Greater Snow Goose

A Greater Snow Goose from Georgia

The Auk ◽  
1932 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-214
Author(s):  
Ivan R. Tomkins
Keyword(s):  
Snow Goose ◽  
Greater Snow Goose

Greater Snow Goose at Philadelphia

The Auk ◽  
1940 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-562
Keyword(s):  
Snow Goose ◽  
Greater Snow Goose

scholarly journals Feeding Ecology of Greater Snow Goose Goslings in Mesic Tundra on Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada

The Condor ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoît Audet ◽  
Gilles Gauthier ◽  
Esther LÉVESQUE
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Feeding Activity ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Snow Goose ◽  
Greater Snow Goose ◽  
Bylot Island

AbstractAlthough mesic tundra is a habitat commonly used by arctic-nesting geese, their feeding ecology in this habitat is little known compared to wetlands. Our objectives were to determine the diet and food selection of Greater Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens atlantica) goslings in relation to the nutritional quality of plants growing in mesic tundra habitats on Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada. We used two different but complementary approaches: examination of esophageal contents of sacrificed wild goslings, and direct observation of the feeding activity of captive, human-imprinted goslings. The latter method was innovative and provided a reliable description of the diet, with results comparable to those obtained from wild goslings. Although mesic habitats have a more diverse floristic composition than wetlands and sparse graminoid cover, Gramineae were preferentially selected and dominated the diet (~50%). The rest of the diet consisted mainly of members of the Juncaceae, Polygonaceae, and Leguminosae families. The diet of very young goslings was diverse, but as they aged and gained efficiency, they concentrated on a few taxa. Goslings ate mostly leaves (~80%), but flowers (~20%) were also important. Food selection was influenced by nitrogen and total phenolic compounds content of plants, but the ratio of phenolic compounds to nitrogen in plant organs was most determinative of food choice. Neutral detergent fiber content of plants did not influence plant selection. Both plant nutritional quality and availability determined gosling diet across different mesic habitats and growing goslings appeared to maximize their intake of metabolizable proteins.

Downy Young of the Greater Snow Goose. A Correction

The Auk ◽  
1923 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 690-690
Author(s):  
Fred H. Kennard
Keyword(s):  
Snow Goose ◽  
Greater Snow Goose

ESTIMATING THE SIZE OF THE GREATER SNOW GOOSE POPULATION

2004 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARNAUD BÉCHET ◽  
AUSTIN REED ◽  
NATHALIE PLANTE ◽  
JEAN-FRANÇOIS GIROUX ◽  
GILLES GAUTHIER
Keyword(s):  
Snow Goose ◽  
Greater Snow Goose
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