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[dkh]

our golf course uses a dog to chase them away.

[Helping]

Yes, they are called Canada geese, not Canadian.

[BLH]

They are not native to Canada. They are not called a Canadian goose. They are called a Canada goose. They are native to U.S.

[EastCoastViewer]

Thanks for all the suggestions, corrections and critiques. My weapon of choice is noise a steady application of noise until the CANADA geese relocate. Thanks alll.

[curlywhitedog]

There's a nesting mama Canadian Geese not more than few feet from the front door of the building where hubby works and believe me, they are NOT happy when someone has to enter or exit the building. Hubby says he has to give them a wide berth to avoid their anger, says the daddy birds flaps his wings and honks at him, but it's because the mama is nesting and her babies are in a nest she built into a large planter next to the front door. Hubby's office overlooks the front part of the building and he says that those geese spend the day harassing everyone who comes in or goes out but it's all part of the maternal/paternal instinct that even birds possess. Soon enough the babies will be gone and everything will return to normal but in the meantime, it is what it is for the employees who respect what the mamma and daddy are doing to protect their nest.

Maria

[Perkup]

Although there's an obvious size difference, the Mockingbirds here are much the same. They nest near doorways in shrubbery and tall bushes, and they will bomb and attack viciously if anyone comes near their nest.

DH's grandson has a law office near one of their nests, and everyone there is fighting off the mockingbirds constantly. He got pecked on his extremely bald head last week, and it's very slow to heal up!

For the first time I can remember, we have had fly overs of Canada Geese several times a week - obviously headed North again. And a couple of buildings with fountains and small ponds in front are having a real problem with them. They came in the fall and are still here, pooping like crazy and chasing people away who used to sit by the ponds on benches at lunch break. They are brave guys those geese! And interesting, though troublesome.

[terrier3]

I live a mile from our downtown center...and geese has moved on to lawns on a busy street around the corner from me.

They are as big as my dog! And they aren't afraid of anything or anybody.

You have got to get them BEFORE they nest...or they will get aggressive!

[goodstuff]

I think a good-sized dog or two might be your best bet. Good luck discouraging the geese otherwise. We have several flocks of them in our area. They like to return to the same lakes, ponds, and feeding areas over and over. Yes, they eat the grass and p**p like rottweilers, too, and they travel in big flocks! Quite messy.

[Tyak]

On 4/30/2014 ennui1 said:

On 4/30/2014 EastCoastViewer said:

Well, this isn't an option because my home is by both water and woods

I asked this of someone else ... why did you move out there if you don't like wildlife?

Btw, don't confront the geese. They are very strong.

Frankly, I'm on their side.

I live in a large city and we have these geese here and they're pretty birds but man, they leave a lot of poop after them. They're almost as bad as pigeons which we refer to as flying rats.