Adjective : a migratory species; migratory workers. ,migratory movements of birds. From Dictionary.com.
If the geese in question are the so called nonmigratory. From Wordnik.com. [GrassrootsPA Stories] Reference
Most are sedentary, nonmigratory, and poor fliers. From Wordnik.com. [5 Chicken] Reference
After they were hunted to the brink of extinction in the 1960s, there are now more than 1 million geese in the U.S., many of them the nonmigratory descendants of birds reared under the restoration efforts. From Wordnik.com. [Even to Friends, The Goose Is Cooked] Reference
There are fewer than 360 whooping cranes left in the wild, including a nonmigratory flock established by humans in Florida and another one that migrates with human guides disguised as cranes in ultra-light aircraft. From Wordnik.com. [Severe Texas Drought Threatens Coastal Wildlife] Reference
Kokanee, a common fish in the region's lakes, are a nonmigratory sockeye. From Wordnik.com. [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference
This flock and Florida's nonmigratory flock have been subject to a series of mishaps in recent years. From Wordnik.com. [A DC Birding Blog] Reference
Andy Wood, education director for Audubon North Carolina, said it's not unusual to see nonmigratory Canada geese nesting in perplexing places. From Wordnik.com. [news | WM | http://www.starnewsonline.com] Reference
But by 1938, there were only two small flocks: the one that wintered in the newly created Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and a nonmigratory flock in Louisiana. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Previous studies have demonstrated that shade-grown farms boost biodiversity by providing a haven for migratory birds, nonmigratory bats and other beneficial creatures. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Some populations are benefiting from the changing weather: In Norway's Svalbard Archipelago, nonmigratory reindeer contend with less snow in the winter and more plants during the summer. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] Reference
As it sought to rebuild the dwindling population, it moved Canada geese to areas that offered ideal living conditions, creating the nonmigratory resident populations that now are targets for removal. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
It is not dangerous to humans, pets or farm animals, but has impacted six nonmigratory species: big brown, little brown, small-footed, northern long-eared, eastern pipistrel and the federally protected Indiana bat. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
The gutting of Mexico's oyamel forests by logging, slash-and-burn agriculture, charcoal manufacture, and mismanaged ecotourism do not endanger monarchs overall, because nonmigratory populations inhabit the tropics. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
With less snow cover and a longer growing season, these nonmigratory reindeer have taken advantage of the increased plant abundance, with the result that reindeer populations and their ability to reproduce are up, while mortality is down. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Earth Observatory] Reference
For instance, taking advantage of better record keeping by butterfly collectors and aficionados in Europe, Parmesan was able to join with colleagues to determine that, like the checkerspot, nearly two-thirds of some 57 species of nonmigratory European butterflies were similarly dying out on the southern edge of their ranges, which were shifting northward and to higher elevations. From Wordnik.com. [Grist - the latest from Grist] Reference
• 3.5 million - Estimated number of the nonmigratory Canada goose population in 2007, an increase from 1 million in 1990. From Wordnik.com. [billingsgazette.com] Reference
What about nonmigratory birds?. From Wordnik.com. [xenogere] Reference
(8) The term "fish or wildlife" means any member of the animal kingdom, including without limitation any mammal, fish, bird (including any migratory, nonmigratory, or endangered bird for which protection is also afforded by treaty or other international agreement), amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or the dead body or parts thereof. From Wordnik.com. [All Today's News - Sightline Daily] Reference
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