Sentences with phrase «cackling geese»

Because of these delays, the brant arrive about 1 - 2 weeks after lesser snow geese and cackling geese causing them to miss out on prime nesting real estate.

«What we were seeing anecdotally last year was the cackling geese were nesting on islands with deep water around them but when the brant came in late, they couldn't choose those areas and so they were left nesting on islands that were not as well protected by deeper water.

Because the brant is smaller than the other two birds that nest in the area — snow geese and cackling geese — it is at a disadvantage when competing for habitat and food.

The cackling geese came in right as the ice was starting to melt but the number of nesting sites was reduced by 38 percent from last year due to the ice coverage.

Williams said that this was an interesting year for the researchers as weather conditions caused a late thaw, which made it harder for the birds that arrived earlier — the snow geese and the cackling geese — to nest effectively.

The cackling goose population has exponentially increased and has inserted itself into the equation — something that was not there 30 years ago when brant populations were much more robust,» said Williams.