As I started to read the email from Anthony David Fox* which began..."I guess it is not everyday that you get an unsolicited e-mail from Denmark, etc.", I couldn't help but feel the satisfaction of being a small cog in a large, important wheel, as it moves toward the better understanding of one of nature's wild creatures. Sure, they were only a few "Canada's", which here on L.I., are considered to be pests by some, but their welfare should continue to rate our attention and concern. Of the 3 CAGO's I reported , 2 had both neck collars and bands on both legs.The first, marked with collar GIT, was ringed at a Lake known as "T" (very few lakes in this area have Greenlandic names) on 17, July, 2008. This area, known as Isunngua, is found immediately n/o the airport in Kangerlussuaq, in western Greenland. A banding project of Greater White-fronted and Canada Geese, has been conducted here, on and off, over many years. At the time of it's capture, GIT, a male, was at least in it's 2nd summer, or older. The 2nd bird, marked with collar GP5, was caught on 21, july, 2009 at Lake Y, not far away in the same area. The 3rd CAGO, (without a neck collar) seen and reported from the same field at the same time, and with similar bands on the same legs, proved to be not part of the above study. Cheers,Bob * Research ProfessorDepartment of Wildlife Ecology and BiodiversityNational Environmental Research InstituteUniversity of AarhusKaloGrenavej 14DK-8410 RondeDenmark -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --