The brant is a small goose that migrates south along the Atlantic Ocean coastline, so it’s often spotted in New York state and New England. It's a special find in Michigan.

A transmitter is attached to a brant goose on May 19 on Fir Island. Maynard Axelson photo; Support Local Journalism . If you value these stories, ... Copy billing location. Address. City.

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Pacific brant breed along coastal Arctic and subarctic mudflats, but climate change and fossil fuel development are shrinking many of those areas. In 2023, U.S. officials estimated there were ...

Unlike other species, such as the Canada goose, which forages on land, the Atlantic brant relies on marine plant life, specifically eelgrass, as the main food source for the tiny geese that ...