[wisb] Scientists identify geese struck by US Airways 1549 as migratory, not resident
- From: Chuck Hagner <chagner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisbird <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "BIRDCHAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <BIRDCHAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:12:33 -0500
Hi everyone--
Smithsonian scientists announced today that stable isotope analysis has
confirmed that the Canada Geese involved in the famous splash-landing of US
Airways Flight 1549 in January were migratory, not members of a resident
population.
The scientists released their findings in a research paper published this
morning in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, the journal of the
Ecological Society of America.
An abstract is online here:
Migratory Canada geese cause crash of US Airways Flight 1549
by Peter P Marra, Carla J Dove, et al.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/090066
You can find a summary of the results by Associate Editor Matt Mendenhall on
our blog:
Scientists say US Airways plane hit migratory Canada Geese
Birder's World Field of View
http://is.gd/Tauj
Chuck Hagner
Editor, Birder's World
www.BirdersWorld.com
Twitter: CH_BirdersWorld
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