Take Flight Goose Management LLC


Humane goose control
serving Syracuse, Ithaca and the Southern Tier of NY


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mating





• Mating season is February to early April.

• Geese will find a new mate if the mate is killed or dies.

• Geese return to the area of their birth each year to mate and nest.​







nesting





• Nesting season is Mid March to May.

• Geese begin to nest at the age of 2.

• Geese will return to the exact site of the previous years nest or sometimes a nearby pond or other body of water.

• When geese are chased from their traditional nesting area they find alternative sites to nest.

• Geese will appear in pairs during nesting season. A solitary goose typically indicates that a nest is in the vicinity and he/she is standing guard.

• The average number of eggs in a nest is 5-6. However, there can be as many as 10-12.

• Incubation time is 28 – 30 days.



Hatching/Maturing





• The goslings will be able to fly in 2-3 months.

• During the maturing time the adult geese do not leave the area.

• The geese will attack humans while protecting their young.

• The maturing period of the goslings overlaps with the molting season for the adults.







molting





• Molting season runs from early June to late July.

• Adult geese lose wing feathers during this time and are unable to fly.

• Geese can fly again approximately 6 weeks after molting.

• Generally by August all geese are able to fly.

• During the molt geese need to be near water (any water) for easy escape from predators.



migration





• Migration season is October through March.

• Migratory geese flight range can be 2 – 3 thousand miles.

• Migratory geese do not become resident geese unless they are injured. • Resident geese do not know how to migrate.

• Resident geese can fly long distances as their migratory cousins, but generally have learned that it is not necessary.

• Generally, during this time (from end of molt to beginning to mating) resident geese will be "pond hopping" and foraging to find food, water and safety.

• Migratory geese will "pond hop" and forage during this same period until their migration habits take them back north for mating.


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Take Flight Goose Managment, LLC



Mary Ann Duffy and Heather Millen
1804 Babcock Hollow
Cortland, NY 13045


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