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	GOOSE - LoveToKnow Article on GOOSE
		The largest living goose is that called the Chinese, Guinea or swan-goose, Cygnopsis cygnoides, and this is the stock whence the domestic geese of several eastern countries have sprung.
		Thus the grey lag goose is the grey goose which in England when the name was given was not migratory but lagged behind the other wild species at the season when they betook themselves to their northern breedingquarters.
		In Scotland this goose continues to breed sparingly in several parts of the Highlands and in certain of the Hebrides, the nests being generally placed in long heather, and the eggs seldom exceeding five or six in number.
	52.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GO/GOOSE.htm (1836 words)

	Goose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae.
		Goose in its origins is one of the oldest words of the Indo-European languages, the modern names deriving from the proto-Indo-European root, ghans, hence Sanskrit hamsa (feminine hamsii), Latin anser, Greek khén etc.
		The unusual Magpie Goose is in a family of its own, the Anseranatidae.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Goose (446 words)

	Snow Goose
		The Snow Goose in the grey state of its plumage is very abundant in winter, about the mouths of the Mississippi, as well as on all the muddy and grassy shores of the bays and inlets of the Gulf of Mexico, as far as Texas, and probably still farther to the south-west.
		The Snow Goose was in the habit of daily frequenting a mill-pond in the vicinity, and returning regularly at night along with the rest; but in the beginning of each spring it occasioned much trouble.
		The Snow Goose feeds on rushes, insects, and in autumn on berries, particularly those of the Empetrum nigrum.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F39_G2f.html (2325 words)

	Blue-winged Goose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Blue-winged Goose is a stocky 60-75 cm grey-brown bird with a slightly paler head and upper neck.
		The Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanopterus) is a large sheldgoose, which is endemic to Ethiopia.
		The Blue-winged Goose is a quiet species, but both sexes may give a soft whistle.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue-winged_Goose (158 words)

	Blue-winged Goose
		Goose Central A database of all the Grumman G-21 Gooses in the world with Serial numbers, histories, and photos for each Goose.
		Winged Bean Recipes showing the varied use of pods, leaves, seeds and tubers of the winged bean in Sri Lanka diets [PDF].
		Goose Hunting Browse a list of articles and tips on canada goose hunting, snow goose hunting, and specklebelly goose hunting.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Blue-winged_Goose.html (330 words)

	DNR
		Adjacent to Goose Lake Prairie is the 2,000-acre Heidecke Lake, a cooling pond for Midwest Generating’s Collins Station.
		Located in Grundy County, Goose Lake Prairie is approximately 50 miles southwest of Chicago and 1 mile southwest of the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines rivers.
		Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a study in contrasts.
	dnr.state.il.us /lands/landmgt/parks/i%26m/east/goose/home.htm (1241 words)

	Anatidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Magpie Goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae, but is placed in its own family Anseranatidae.
		These are birds that are modified for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water.
		Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anatidae (692 words)

	Film Frat -- The Clique for Flicks
		I goose I peli-can see why this wouldn't be everyone's cup of blue-winged Teal, but I can't imagine a better nature documentary.
		Winged Migration is fowl-er than any movie of the summer, and I mean that in a very, very good way.
		Winged Migration is definitely worth seeing on the big screen -- even if that means driving a good distance to your closest art theater.
	www.collegestories.com /filmfrat/winged_migration.html (414 words)

	Birds - Snow Goose
		The Lesser Snow Goose (Chen hyperborea), a smaller species, identical in plumage with the preceding, and very like it in habits, nests in Alaska, and wanders down the Pacific coast in winter, eastward to the Mississippi and southward to the Gulf.
		While it is supposed the white brant nests somewhere in the region of the Barren Grounds between the Mackenzie basin and Greenland, the nest and eggs are still unknown in that little-visited country beyond the north wind (hyperboreus), as the bird's name indicates.
		Such a sight is rare indeed to people on the Atlantic coast north of the Chesapeake; but in the Mississippi valley during the migrations, on the great plains, and in parts of California all winter, fields are whitened by them as by a sudden fall of snow.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles20/birds-190.shtml (322 words)

	snow - definition by dict.die.net
		The common snow goose (Chen hyperborea), common in the Western United States in winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and legs and bill red.
		Snow goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of arctic geese of the genus Chen.
		c[oe]rulescens) is varied with grayish brown and bluish gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper part of the neck white.
	dict.die.net /snow (570 words)

	Resources on the Egyptian Goose from academic institutions
		Goose Hunting in Southern Illinois: The first goose-hunting club formed in southern Illinois was the Egyptian Hunting and Fishing Club in 1904.
		ECLIPSE :: Mother Goose: In the Egyptian creation myth, in which the fertility attribute is foremost once again, the sun is born from the cosmic egg laid by a Nile goose, who "is...
		Sunday, January 20, 2002: The stopper, if such it is, is in the shape of a duck or goose and painted like Egyptian geese, with a ring at the neck in different color from the body...
	www.mongabay.org /conservation/Egyptian_Goose.htm (994 words)

	The Murulle Foundation - Wildlife of Ethiopia
		The Blue-winged goose is endemic to Ethiopia (found only in Ethiopia); in fact, its closest living relative is found in South America.
		The goose is named for its bluish wing-patches which the male likes to display when he is courting a female.
		One newly identified species, the Nechisar nightjar (Caprimulgus solala), was discovered in 1990 and identified from a mere wing found squashed on the road in the Nechisar Plains of southern Ethiopia.
	www.murulle.org /wildlife/wildlife.htm (4690 words)

	Birds
		In total numbers the Blue-winged Goose seems to be one of the least numerous of any species of goose in the world.
		Another characteristic habit of the goose can be observed during pair formation when the male struts around the female, his head bent over his back, and his bill pointed skywards or even behind him, exposing his blue wing patch and uttering a rapidly repeated soft, barely audible whistle, a "wnee-whu-whu-whu-whu-whu-whu-whu".
		This goose lays four to seven cream-colored eggs; the nestling is largely black with various silvery-white markings above, silvery-white below; the immature is similar to but duller than the adult.
	www.selamta.net /birds.htm (5852 words)

	Great Blue Heron
		The great blue heron, or "blue crane" as it is often called, is the largest, the most widely distributed and the best known of the American herons.
		Female lays 3-7 pale blue or greenish eggs and incubates for about 28 days.
		It is a stately bird that is usually seen standing motionless, in silent precursor to ambush.
	digitalsportsman.com /wetlands/greatbh1.htm (175 words)

	Sunbird Tours
		The Blue Nile Falls were perhaps not at their best but pretty stunning nonetheless and the birds around the hotel ground and along the river were superb with perhaps impressive Double-toothed Barbets taking pride of place.
		The huge fig tree at Debre Libanos completely full of noisy White-billed Starlings was a memorable sight as were the eye-level raptors at lunch and the Red-chested Swallows flashing Prussian blue and white low over the grassy fields.
		North at Bahar Dar seeing not one but two African Finfoots and seeing them so well for the third successive year, with one actually climbing out of the water to preen for a few minutes, was for many the highlight of the visit to Lake Tana.
	www.sunbirdtours.co.uk /brochure_2003/africa/ethiopia/ethiopia_bl.html (704 words)

	AFRICA - Explore the Regions - Ethiopian Highlands
		The blue-winged goose has a 12" to 15" wingspan.
		They use their long pointy beaks to dine on ground-level insects.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/africa/explore/ethiopia/ethiopia_animals_lo.html (457 words)

	WINGS Birding Tours to Ethiopia
		Birding along the banks of the Blue Nile we should find multicolored flocks of Yellow-mantled Widowbirds, Black-winged Red and Yellow-crowned Bishops as well as Black-billed and Double-toothed Barbets feeding in the tall fig trees.
		In the afternoon we'll take a boat out on the lake to visit some rich forests that are sure to be alive with massive Silvery-cheeked Hornbills, and on the way we should encounter the secretive African Finfoot.
		Sadly a recently completed hydroelectric power plant is drawing off so much water that the falls are just a fraction of their former size.
	www.wingsbirds.com /tours/ethiopia.htm (1866 words)

	Angel Wing in Waterfowl (frame page - operates correctly from www.wildlifeinformation.org/PREVIEW_WILDPro)
		Deformity of one or both wings in which the affected limb turns outwards and the bird is unable to fly.
		Taping the feathers up to the wing for several days (three to seven days) may be effective in early cases.
		Continue to wrap the tape around the wing, and stick the exposed adhesive surface (if tape is used) to the tape, not to the down or feathers.
	www.wildlifeinformation.org /Subdirectories_for_Search2/SampleDiseases/Angel_Wing.htm (1067 words)

	Blue Ducks News
		Yes, there is the blue goose, the blue-winged teal, the bluebill duck, the blue-winged goose, and in Argentina there's the Argentinean bluebill duck.
		And, if you were wondering what the call of a Blue Duck sounds like, the identification guide says the male makes a shrill, whistled "whio" or disyllabic "whi-whio," while the female utters a low, rattling growl.
		Just to be sure, we went to one of Florida's authorities on waterfowl, Steve Rockwood, a state waterfowl biologist and manager of the T.M.Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area south of Palm Bay, and asked him if he had ever heard of a blue duck.
	www.brevardblueducks.com /News-Whats_A_BD/news-Whats_a_BD.html (243 words)

	Dog-Gone-Geese, LLC - Serving the Delaware Valley
		There are many methods of goose control that offer some degree of relief from the problem but most have disadvantages that outweigh the benefits.
		Each adult goose produces approximately 2 pounds of feces/day, which is messy, unsightly and can be a health hazard.
		The best long-term solution to a Canada Goose problem is to employ a firm like Dog-Gone-Geese that uses specially trained Border Collies to herd the geese away from your property.
	www.dog-gone-geese.com (237 words)

	Birdwatching
		Among these are the Blue- Winged Goose and Spot- Breasted Plover which is very striking and can be seen in large numbers at some times of year.
		The White- Winged Cliff Chat has, as its name suggests, a white patch in the black wing and will be seen on cliffs or even on tall buildings in Addis Ababa.
		Harwoods Francolin is a little- known species found only in the gorges of the western highlands leading in to the Blue Nile gorge.
	ethiopiatourandtravel.com /_wsn/page9.html (1818 words)

	Bale Mountains National Park
		The Blue-winged Goose and Rouget's Rail are found near any water be it stream or high mountain lake, at all altitudes.
		The climate of the Bale Mountains, as is to be expected in a high altitude mountainous region, is characterized by a high rainfall and periods of damp cloudy weather, interspersed with periods of sparkling sunny weather with brilliant blue skies.
		Out of this is produced the flower spike of dark blue flowers, that can reach six metres above the ground at high altitudes.
	www.selamta.net /bale_mountains_national_park.htm (6321 words)

	Waterfowl hunting: Minnesota DNR
		The blue goose, which is gray, is a color phase of the snow goose, which is white with black wing tips.
		White-fronted geese, also called "specklebellies" or "specs" are the same size as snows and blues and are often found flying with these other geese in massive flocks of up to several thousand birds.
		Minnesota also sees some snow, blue, and white-fronted geese.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /hunting/waterfowl (427 words)

	Santa Barbara RBA:June 3, 2005
		The LITTLE BLUE HERON, present at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh since last July, was still there on Wednesday the 18th, and is now molting into alternate plumage.
		In the North County, in Waller Park in Santa Maria, the CACKLING GOOSE and the ROSS'S GOOSE were still present on May 26.
		A flock of TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS was still present on May 31 in the southeast corner of Old La Purisima Mission Park, which is south of Locust Avenue between South F and South G streets.
	www.virtualbirder.com /vbirder/realbirds/rbas/CASB050603.html (350 words)

	Green-winged Teal
		Snow Goose, Canada goose, American black duck, mallard, blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, greater scaup, lesser scaup, surf scoter, white-winged scoter...
		The old gang managed to bag a few ducks - two mallards, a northern shoveler and a green- winged teal - while speculating on the coming goose season.
		Sparrow, Common Loon, Bald Eagle Canada Goose, Pale-bellied Brant, Mute Swan, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Greater Scaup...
	conservation.mongabay.com /Green-winged_Teal.htm (868 words)

	MavicaNET - Anatides (Anatidae)
		There are two birds the local branch of the ornithological society take a proprietary interest in, Tuturiwhatu, the New Zealand dotterel and Whio, the blue duck, both being the more precious for being so highly endangered.
		Waterfowl as a family is a noncontroversial concept, but there has been a lot of debate about the arrangement of the subfamilies and tribes within the family, and about the relationship of the Anatidae to other families.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/srpl/22899.html (165 words)

	Awqash Tour and Travel Agency
		This is home to the melodious blue-winged goose.
		On the edge of spectacular gorge are the grounds of the Debre Libanos monastery where white-backed black tits (so rare that no nest has ever been found), and beautiful golden-backed woodpeckers can be seen.
		At the gorges edge lurks Rupp ell's chat, while the white-billed starling flies by, displaying its brilliant scarlet under wing.
	www.awqashtravel.com /Birswatching.htm (428 words)

	Bird watching Trip Report from Argentina
		Upland Goose, Andean Condor, Black‑chested Buzzard‑Eagle, White‑throated Caracara, Crested and Chimango Caracara, White‑bellied Seedsnipe, Austral Parakeet, Bar‑winged and Dark‑bellied Cinclodes, Thorn‑tailed Rayadito, White‑crested Elaenia, Dark‑faced Ground‑Tyrant, Austral Thrush, Chilean Swallow, Black‑chinned Siskin, Patagonian Sierra‑Finch, Yellow‑brided Finch.
		At an altitude of about 1500 metres this section of the road gives easy access to snow pockets on the scree slope west of the pass and is a regular site for White‑bellied Seedsnipe and Yellow‑bridled Finch.
		Trailing cars suffered through great billowing clouds of dust, but by then we were gray and trip‑hardened, with gritted teeth and shower caps over binoculars.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/argentina/arg3/argen1.htm (8828 words)

	Bird Watcher's Digest: Species Identification: Green-winged Teal
		Green-winged teal breed throughout nearly all of Canada and Alaska, except the Arctic archipelago.
		Finally, in all plumages, the rich emerald wing patch is often visible, even when the birds are at rest.
		In all plumages, these ducks have a prominent buffy patch under the tail that is easily visible on both swimming and flying birds.
	www.birdwatchersdigest.com /site/backyard_birds/bird_id/green_winged_teal.aspx (375 words)

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