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Re: Goose nest options



One solution (one which has been used successfully in NJ to help control
geese populations) is the the hat-pin method.  Giving each egg a poke or two
with a hatpin will introduce infection into the egg and render it
unhatchable.  THe geese will not know this of course and will continue to
incubate the egg.  When the egg does not hatch it may be too late for a
second clutch of eggs to be laid.

Two geese may be cute but the parents plus 6 or so offspring (and their
prodigious nitrogenous waste and the physical damage caused by their bulk
and feeding habits) can render a small pond into an algae clogged open sewer
in one season.  Frogs, turtles, and invertebrates and plants can all be
effected by the severe water chemistry/quality degradation caused by geese.
I do not blame your employeer for wishing them gone.

Jack McLain
Durham, NC
jmclain1@gte.net

-----Original Message-----
From: steven.shultz@us.pwcglobal.com <steven.shultz@us.pwcglobal.com>
To: carolinabirds@duke.edu <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Date: Friday, March 31, 2000 2:11 PM
Subject: Goose nest options


>
>
>Hi all,
>This is not the type of post I normally try to become involved with but,
Mr.
>Cook and others willing, I need to ask for some information.
>We have a Canada Goose pair nesting on the grounds at work.  The four eggs
have
>been incubated for 8 days.  The property managers (not my company) desire
the
>removal of the geese.  Too dirty they say.  So, is there any way to
relocate the
>nest?  To my knowledge there is not, I am under the impression that if the
nest
>is disturbed by the removal of the eggs, the parents will abandon and/or
attempt
>to renest.  The property managers apparently wanted to take the geese, but
found
>this was not acceptable due to local regulations.  The current plan is to
>destroy the nest in hopes the parents will leave.  As such, many of the
folks at
>work are quite concerned.  I was hoping for some information that would
allow me
>to make a suggestion that would appease all concerned parties.
>
>Thanks!
>Steve Shultz
>Cary, NC