Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:  Chordata
Class:  Aves
Order:  Anseriformes
Family:  Anatidae
Genus:  Branta
Species:  Branta canadensis

Canada Goose

Populations

Subspecies

Location

Food

Nesting

Migration

Management

Literature Cited

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Author: Lawson Dennis

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Site Maintained by: Dr. Mark Wallace

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There is much variation as to when Canada geese migrate.  Basically, they migrate twice per year.  They migrate south in the fall, and north in the spring.  With 11 subspecies and 12 populations recognized, it is difficult to account for the variance in departure times for migration.  Latitude may be a factor.  Geese nesting north of the Arctic Circle may begin fall migration earlier than those nesting in southern Canada.