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== Map Question ==
== Plural? ==
Is the map accurate I live in the southern U.S. and I would testify under oath that these pest are around for the whole year not just summer it is so bad that in some places in the middle of summer you can't go outside without stepping in their "gifts" [[User:ChrisLamb|ChrisLamb]] 18:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


I agree, the range map should be rethought. Tallahassee, FL, for instance, is well-known to have a year-round population of Canada Geese (who especially enjoy defecating on FSU's intramural fields). What is the source for these range maps? [[Special:Contributions/38.106.100.57|38.106.100.57]] ([[User talk:38.106.100.57|talk]]) 14:17, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
Would the plural of Canada Goose not be Canadian Geese? My roommate who studies ornithology says it’s not but the grammar is confusing me. Help? [[Special:Contributions/4.18.201.154|4.18.201.154]] ([[User talk:4.18.201.154|talk]]) 06:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)


:There's no reason why the plural would be "Canadian". The plural of Canada Goose is Canada Geese. [[User:Aythya affinis|Aythya affinis]] ([[User talk:Aythya affinis|talk]]) 14:43, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
== Brownsea Island recording ==
:[[User:4.18.201.154|@4.18.201.154]] Yes, the so-called "Canada Goose" is usually referred to as Canadian Geese in the Northeastern United States. That is the popular and common name for the bird. If you refer to the bird as a Canada Goose you will likely either be corrected or receive blank stares. No one refers to it as the Canada Goose, especially since the birds are rarely seen singularly. In fact, I've never heard it referred to as the Canada Goose except for here on Wikipedia.[[User:Stevenmitchell|Stevenmitchell]] ([[User talk:Stevenmitchell|talk]]) 01:25, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Are we sure this is a pure recording of geese and only geese? I think I hear seagulls... [[User:Blythwood|Blythwood]] ([[User talk:Blythwood|talk]]) 09:17, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
::I've never heard it referred to a Canadian Geese except for here. I am in Canada, however. Here is a National Geographic article calling it the "Canada Goose" -- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/canada-goose. [[Special:Contributions/65.93.52.199|65.93.52.199]] ([[User talk:65.93.52.199|talk]]) 19:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
:::I live in California where these birds are commonplace, and here people say "Canada goose" or "Canada geese". [[User:Cullen328|Cullen328]] ([[User talk:Cullen328|talk]]) 19:40, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
::::{{u|Stevenmitchell}}, I lived for decades in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and it was always "Canada goose" and "Canada geese" there, so presumably it must depend on where in the northeastern US you live. [[User:MeegsC|MeegsC]] ([[User talk:MeegsC|talk]]) 19:55, 5 May 2023 (UTC)


==Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History==
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Since it's called the Canada goose. I think the spellings should be changed to Canadian spellings. [[User:LittleJerry|LittleJerry]] ([[User talk:LittleJerry|talk]]) 22:30, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
:That's not how it works here at Wikipedia. Articles remain in the variety of English they were started in. The sole exception to this rule is if they are about a subject restricted to an area with a particular variety of English (i.e. an article about a Canadian town would be written in Canadian English). Since this is about a goose which is found across much of the world now (an area with multiple "English varieties" -- Canadian English, American English, Australian English, British English -- it should stay as it started. And the variety it was started in was Australian English. Sorry! [[User:MeegsC|MeegsC]] ([[User talk:MeegsC|talk]]) 22:53, 7 December 2015 (UTC)


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== Orphaned references in [[:Canada goose]] ==

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<b>Reference named "CRC":</b><ul>
<li>From [[Great horned owl]]: ''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses'' by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), {{ISBN|978-0-8493-4258-5}}.</li>
<li>From [[Peregrine falcon]]: {{cite book |title=CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses |editor-first=John B., Jr. |editor-last=Dunning |publisher=CRC Press |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-8493-4258-5}}</li>
<li>From [[Spur-winged goose]]: ''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition'' by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), {{ISBN|978-1-4200-6444-5}}.</li>
<li>From [[Greylag goose]]: {{cite book|title=CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses|editor-first=John B. Jr.|editor-last=Dunning |location=Boca Raton, Florida|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=1992|isbn=978-0-8493-4258-5}}</li>
<li>From [[Greater white-fronted goose]]: {{cite book |editor-last=Dunning |editor-first=John B. Jr. |title=CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses |publisher=CRC Press |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-8493-4258-5 }}</li>
<li>From [[Turkey vulture]]: ''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition'' (2008). John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press. {{ISBN|978-1-4200-6444-5}}.</li>
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== edibility ==

I think this should be expanded that commercial farmed geese are not as 'gamey' tasting, and may be slightly fattier meat. I can eat Canada goose, but it is not a favorite. Even farmed geese have lost out in a major way to turkey just about everywhere. Maybe a bit about what is usual in the preparation of wild geese of the species would be an expansion of information for the article? [[Special:Contributions/50.111.44.55|50.111.44.55]] ([[User talk:50.111.44.55|talk]]) 16:31, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
:{{u|50.111.44.55}}, that's fine but what we need are citations. I added this section originally and was limited by what I could find. [[User:Blythwood|Blythwood]] ([[User talk:Blythwood|talk]]) 17:27, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 04:11, 30 May 2024

Plural?

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Would the plural of Canada Goose not be Canadian Geese? My roommate who studies ornithology says it’s not but the grammar is confusing me. Help? 4.18.201.154 (talk) 06:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There's no reason why the plural would be "Canadian". The plural of Canada Goose is Canada Geese. Aythya affinis (talk) 14:43, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@4.18.201.154 Yes, the so-called "Canada Goose" is usually referred to as Canadian Geese in the Northeastern United States. That is the popular and common name for the bird. If you refer to the bird as a Canada Goose you will likely either be corrected or receive blank stares. No one refers to it as the Canada Goose, especially since the birds are rarely seen singularly. In fact, I've never heard it referred to as the Canada Goose except for here on Wikipedia.Stevenmitchell (talk) 01:25, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've never heard it referred to a Canadian Geese except for here. I am in Canada, however. Here is a National Geographic article calling it the "Canada Goose" -- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/canada-goose. 65.93.52.199 (talk) 19:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I live in California where these birds are commonplace, and here people say "Canada goose" or "Canada geese". Cullen328 (talk) 19:40, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Stevenmitchell, I lived for decades in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and it was always "Canada goose" and "Canada geese" there, so presumably it must depend on where in the northeastern US you live. MeegsC (talk) 19:55, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History

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Requested move of Canada Goose (clothing)

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An editor has requested that Canada Goose (clothing) be moved to Canada Goose, over the current redirect which currently targets this article. Since the subjects are related you are invited to participate in the move discussion. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 21:53, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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