Date: 3/15/25 3:19 pm From: Diane Brown <deejbrown...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] truly astonishing numbers of CAGO
We had a similar problem in the area in NJ where I lived. A program was
developed to use dogs who were well trained in recall & obedience (my dog
at the time qualified) and we took "shifts" to go to the area and let the
dogs chase the geese off (without harming the birds, of course) so the
birds did not have a chance to establish nests. I think only one pair
succeeded to hatch a few eggs but that was it. It was a great, nonlethal
solution, but does take some organization to pull off.
Hope this helps,
Diane Brown
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:
> I stopped on the side of Little Chicago Road yesterday, between Walker
> Road and Sand Road, to try and count the Canada Geese. The farm fields and
> the little creek that runs under the road (by the abandoned house) were
> blanketed by them. I started counting by ones, switched to tens and then
> fifties and then hundreds. I got bored when I reached 4000 - and there were
> many more. These are beautiful and impressive birds, but I fear there are
> too many of them for the habitat now. A few years ago, when I was in
> Churchill, Manitoba, there was concern that the growing numbers of geese
> (both Canada and Snow) were affecting shorebird populations because the
> larger birds were destroying nests and eggs just by walking around on the
> tundra. Does anyone know of any programs to bring the populations down a
> bit - like egg oiling that was done with Double-crested Cormorants?
> Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
