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  2. V formation - Wikipedia

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    Eurasian cranes in a V formation (video) Birds flying in V formation. A V formation is a symmetric V- or chevron-shaped flight formation.In nature, it occurs among geese, swans, ducks, and other migratory birds, improving their energy efficiency, while in human aviation, it is used mostly in military aviation, air shows, and occasionally commercial aviation.

  3. Canada goose - Wikipedia

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    Flying, New Jersey On Spokane River, Washington state Flock in flight Flock swimming in Huntsville, Ontario. This species is native to North America. It breeds in Canada and the northern United States in a wide range of habitats. The Great Lakes region maintains a large population of Canada geese. Canada geese live year-round in the southern ...

  4. Goose - Wikipedia

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    The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes, gies and guoske, Dutch: gans, New High German Gans, Gänse, and Ganter, and Old Norse gās and gæslingr, whence English gosling.

  5. The best US States for bird watching revealed - AOL

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    Snow geese flying through New Mexico. ... Join the flock in Tennessee and benefit from the state's beautiful national parks, prime spots during migration, paths, and trails all across the state.

  6. Cackling goose - Wikipedia

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    Like most geese, the cackling goose is naturally migratory, with their overwintering range being most of the U.S. (locally in Western Canada, the West Coast of the U.S. and northern Mexico). The calls overheard from large flocks of cackling geese, flying in their typical "V"-shaped formation, signal the transitions into spring and fall.

  7. List of birds by flight heights - Wikipedia

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    This height was attained by a flock of whooper swans flying over Northern Ireland, and recorded by radar. [2] [5] Alpine chough: Pyrrhocorax graculus: Corvidae: 8,000 metres (26,500 feet) This height was recorded on Mount Everest. [5] Bearded vulture: Gypaetus barbatus: Accipitridae: 7,300 metres (24,000 feet). [1] Black Kite: Milvus migrans ...

  8. A Boeing 737 Max encountered a flock of geese, leaving the ...

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    The 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson" — when Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed an Airbus A320 on New York's Hudson River — occurred after it encountered a flock of Canada geese, resulting ...

  9. Bird migration - Wikipedia

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    For larger birds, flying in flocks reduces the energy cost. Geese in a V formation may conserve 12–20% of the energy they would need to fly alone. [30] [31] Red knots Calidris canutus and dunlins Calidris alpina were found in radar studies to fly 5 km/h (2.5 kn) faster in flocks than when they were flying alone. [19]