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Chen caerulescens are migratory birds that travel all the way from the northeast of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and back. They travel in large flocks made of many family units and fly during both night and day. They tend to return to the same nesting areas year after year. During nesting the Geese break up into monogamous pairs. Both parents guard the brood, but the female does most of the brooding of the young. When taking the broods away from nest site females tend to group together in family packs. The males are territorial toward other males, and the females toward other females (Belrose, 1976). They usually nest in colonies, but some nest individually. They have been seen nesting near snowy owl nests, which is likely a solution to predation. Their nesting success was much lower when snowy owls were absent, which lead scientists to believe that the owls, since they are predatory bird, were capable of keeping predators away from the nests (Tremblay et al., 1997). (Belrose, 1976; Tremblay et al., 1997)

Home Range

We do not have information on home range for this species at this time.

Communication and Perception

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Chen caerulescens are known for their loud squawking and honking but no real studies have been done to determine the meanings, if any, of their vocalizations. (Hebert, 2002)