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Spring arrival of tht < 'anada goosi < lontinued. 
year. 
Southern 
Ontario. 
Mar. 18 
M.i t . 25 
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more, 
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toba. 
Apr. 1 
toba. 
L8M 
Apr. 8 
Mar. 22 
L886 
L887 
L888 
Mar. 19 
Mar. 12 
Mar. 12 

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Mar. L6 
Mar. 24 
Mar. 28 

1891 
1892 
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Apr. 8 
Apr. 12 
Apr. 12 
Apr. in 
Mar. 31 
Mar. 29 
Apr. 8 
Apr. 5 
Apr. 2 
Mar. 18 
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Mar. 16 
Mar. 22 
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1895 
Mar. 26 
1896 
Mar. 26 
Apr. 7 
Apr. 7 
Apr. 9 
Mar. 23 
Mar. 28 
Mar. 1 1 
Mar. 28 
Mar. 28 
Apr. 8 
Apr. 7 
Apr. 10 
Mar. 25 
Apr. 2 
Mar. 27 
Mar. 27 
Mar. 27 
1897 
Mar. 12 
Mar. 11 
Apr. 1 
Apr. :; 
L898 
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L900 
Mar. 18 
Mar. 26 
L901 
1908 
Apr. 1 
Mar. 81 
Ai.r. 1 

Mar. 21 
Mar. 21 
1906 
Mar. 19 
Mar. 16 
Mar. 20 
Average 
Mar. 29 
Apr. 2 
Mar. 27 
The Canada goose is about the earliest water bird to migrate in spring, 
and throughout the whole course of its journey from its winter home 
to the Arctic coast it keeps dose to the melting ice and the opening 
streams. The following dates seem a fair average for the time of 
arrival in the several districts: 
Locality. 
Southeastern Iowa.. 
Southern Minnesota 
Central Minnesota . . 
Southern Manitoba . 
Alberta 
Southern Mackenzie 
Northern Mackenzie 
Latitude. 
o 
i 
40 
30 
11 
00 
46 
00 
60 
mi 
68 
(10 
62 
00 
66 
00 
Date. 
Feb. 20 
Mar. 19 
Mar. 28 
Apr. 6 
Apr. 22 
May 3 
May 12 
If the time occupied in passing from one district to the next is com- 
pared with the distance traveled, it will be found that the speed varies 
widely in different part- of the migration route. The following are 
approximate averages: 
From latitude 40° to latitude 11°, 9 miles per day. 
-From Latitude A V to Latitude 46 . L5 miles per day. 
From latitude 46° to latitude 50°, 20 miles per day. 
From latitude 50° to latitude 58°, 23 miles per day. 
From latitude 58° to Latitude 62°, 25 miles per day. 
From latitude 62 to latitude 66°, 30 miles per day. 
A great many records of the spring arrival of the Canada goose at 
the posts of the Hudson's Bay ( Jompany are available. Since this bird 
forms an important part of the food, both of the Indians and of the 
company's employees, a record is kept of its arrival each spring, and 
a reward is given to the person that secures the first one. These 
