Returning Stolen Goose Egg To Its Mom

Canada geese can be very protective of their nests, but some children visiting this park chased them away by screaming at them and throwing objects at them until they had run them off the island and were able to raid the nest and steal her egg. One of the boys responsible was threatening to break the egg or throw it in the pond, but another child was able to get the egg away from him undamaged, and put it behind the concrete slab. This wasn't back in the nest where they had found it, but at least it was undamaged when I was able to catch up to them and ask what they did with it. Mom was happy to have her egg returned, and she had laid a second one after the first was stolen the day before. As of a week later, she has laid 5 so far. Baby gooses should follow in about 3 weeks. 😄

Wild migratory birds, like Canada geese, are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes it a federal crime to do what these children in fact did. In this case, I was happy to be able to return her egg to her while it was likely still unharmed and will be able to hatch.

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