Species | Spring Population | Activity in Hudson Bay Lowland |
---|---|---|
Canada Geese: | ||
Tall grass prairie | 130,000 | spring and fall staging |
Eastern prairie | 230,000 | breeding, molting |
Mississippi valley | 900,000 | breeding, molting |
Southern James Bay | 90,000 | breeding, molting |
MF giants | 1,000,000 | molting |
Lesser snow geese | >3,000,000 | breeding, molting |
Atlantic Brant | 130,000 | spring and fall staging |
Ross' geese | 400,000 | spring and fall staging |
The Hudson-James Bay coastal zone is both a migration corridor and a breeding area for geese. This table shows current total spring population sizes for geese that use the coastal ecosystem. For some of these populations, only one component uses the zone, for example, only the yearling and failed breeding Mississippi Flyway Giants migrate there to moult in summer. Lesser Snow Geese, Ross Geese, Giant Canada geese and Mississippi Valley Population Canada geese are all at record high population levels
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