It was so much fun to find a few banded snow geese at Middle Creek this year and report them to the North American Bird Banding Program.  The program is under the direction of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Canadian Wildlife Service who study the movement, survival and behavior of birds.  I have submitted and received certificates on two banded greater snow geese and have a few more to submit.  Goose #XC24 was hatched in 2015 or earlier and banded on 8/12/16 way north of Canada in the arctic circle!  It was amazing to look for the location on the world map and see just how far this little girl has flown to be with us at Middle Creek!  The photo shows one of my photos of  XC24 and the certificate received from the U.S. Geological Survey.