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41142
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Snow bird, usually a descriptor for northerners who’ve moved south, is used here in reference to birds like Snow Geese. Flocking to North Carolina spots like Lake Mattamuskeet between November-February, Snow Geese prefer such areas because of land and water availability of plants like corn as well as the temperate winter weather.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 6, November/December 2019,
p38-39
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1303
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The vast numbers of Canadian geese that once wintered in North Carolina have largely shifted their cold-weather homes farther north, but the greater snow goose has taken their place.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 57 Issue 12, Dec 1993,
p6-11, il
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26847
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Biologists at North Carolina State University conducted a study on greater snow geese to determine their numbers, movements, and daily activity in the winter season. They discovered that the geese stay close to open freshwater areas in the winter and refrain from flying to preserve energy.
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32055
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Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is a popular birdwatching site located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The refuge was primarily established for the Greater Snow Goose, but thousands of other bird species and waterfowl inhabit the refuge.
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