Feather samples lead Smithsonian Institution to migratory Canadian geese . Chesley `` Sully '' Sullenberger 's radio report and because few other types of birds flock at that altitude in the mid-Atlantic . Birds probably nested in Canada 's Labrador area and migrated to New York . Smithsonian has been conducting bird strike IDs for FAA , military for decades . Comment:
Feather samples lead Smithsonian Institution to migratory Canadian geese . Birds probably nested in Canada 's Labrador area and migrated to New York . Smithsonian has been conducting bird strike IDs for FAA , military for decades . Comment: