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Canada Goose
Copyright © 2005 Eric Secker

Conservation Concern: NONE

Population Trend: Poorly Known
Credibility: Moderate

The Canada Goose is a common breeder in the CW Region and many areas in the Midwest.  Once thought extinct, the "Giant" Canada Goose was reintroduced in Illinois around 1970 and has since adopted very well to urban landscapes and retention ponds.  Numbers have increased dramatically during the past thirty years.  Although the sample size is large, the BCN Census which does not adequately monitor urban areas where this species is most frequently encountered.  Short term trends may indicate that this species is declining slightly in preserved areas.

Trend Level

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1997-2004 Trend
Point Count Data
1988-2004 Trend*
All Observation Types

*Data gathered using a assortment of sampling methods  - for casual inferences only
  Avg. Yearly
Rate of Change:

The vertical axis numbers represent an index of the population change.

Note that the scales may vary between graphs.

Avg. Yearly
Rate of Change*:
 
  -6%   2%  
   
   

 

 

Technical Notes (1997-2004 Trend)

Sample Size (Indiv.): 686

Sample Size (Records): 84

 

AVG. YEARLY RATE OF CHANGE:
(including standard error)
-25 to 13

 GOODNESS OF FIT:
Chi-square: 927.03, df 134, p 0
Likelihood Ratio: 943.48, df 134, p 0
AIC: 675.48
NOTE: (model fits if p values are above 0.05)

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