The Canada goose looked like the 60 others waddling around a patch of dry ground in a natural area in Allendale, except for one thing. It had a small numeric aluminum band around its left leg. I knew ...

A Canada goose from Greenland that was spotted in Concord last month signals a change in migration patterns that could be another sign of global warming, authorities say. Resident David Swain spotted ...

Although my waterfowl season was abbreviated last year due to the pressing need to replace a house that had burned down, it was actually satisfying. I shot a banded goose in Canada in September and a ...

Over the past few weeks, my hunts haven’t been successful. Sure, we’ve seen birds, but the bottom line is this — I was coming home empty-handed. On Saturday, though, it was a different story. And you ...

Although my waterfowl season was abbreviated last year due to the pressing need for $20,000 worth of medical and dental emergencies, it was actually very satisfying. I shot a banded goose in Canada in ...

I was hoping I would get a call from one of the Shivelys inviting me to go goose hunting this winter. When I did get that call, I was asked if I wanted to go — what a question! I met Jim Shively, Ed ...

Glenn Gillis shot two Canada geese with consecutive band numbers (1328-40339 and 1328-40340) on Maryland's final goose day, marking only the second documented case of consecutive bands killed by one ...

Waterfowl bands have a special place in waterfowl hunting. They’re not ducks playing music; waterfowl bands are part of a long-running project where wildlife managers trap waterfowl, usually during ...

Reporting bird bands is an important tool to help state and federal biologists study populations and migrations of waterfowl and other migratory birds. Migratory waterfowl and some migratory birds are ...