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Canada geese roundup and banding in Middletown, N.Y. { 18 images } Created 23 Jun 2014

Middletown, New York - A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation used canoes and kayaks to round up Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly. Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation uses canoes and kayaks to round up Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation workers race to stop Canada geese from escaping the lake at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation uses canoes and kayaks to round up Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation uses canoes and kayaks to round up Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation uses canoes and kayaks to round up Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation workers herded these Canada geese into a pen at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014.  The DEC then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rounds up and then bands Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014.
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  • Middletown, New York -  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation habitat biologist Jonathan Russell hands a Canada goose gosling to volunteer Melinda Copeland by the lake at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on June 23, 2014.   The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rounds up and then bands Canada geese at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on June 23, 2014.
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  • Middletown, New York -New York State Department of Environmental Conservation volunteer Melinda Copeland holds a Canada goose gosling at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. The gosling Copeland is holding was too young to be banded. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife technician holds a Canada goose gosling at by a lake at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands.Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation habitat biologist JONATHAN RUSSELL hands a Canada goose gosling to DEC wildlife technician SARAH TRAVALIO at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation workers band a Canada goose gosling at Fancher-Davidge Park on  June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation workers band a Canada goose gosling at Fancher-Davidge Park on  June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rounds up and then bands Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014.
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  • Middletown, New York -  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation workers band a Canada goose gosling at Fancher-Davidge Park on  June 23, 2014. The DEC herded the geese into a pen and then banded the geese that did not already have bands. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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  • Middletown, New York -  A team from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rounds up and then bands Canada geese at Fancher-Davidge Park on June 23, 2014.
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  • Middletown, New York -  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation principal fish and wildlife technician Thomas Raffaldi releases a banded Canada goose gosling at Fancher-Davidge Park in  Middletown, New York. Geese are banded in late June and early July because they are molting and unable to fly.  Banding helps scientists learn about the birds' migration, feeding patterns and other behaviors.
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