Canada geese question

[Canadageeselover88]

How do you know if it's a bunch of pairs or a bunch of ganders? At this lake there's 7 geese without goslings and I can't tell whether it's a flock of pairs or just a bunch of ganders or young geese? Not sure.. anyone know?

 

[Lil Drake40]

I believe they are at least 2 yrs old before they pair up.

 

[Canadageeselover88]

I believe they are at least 2 yrs old before they pair up.

Well I don't know whether they are pairs or just a group of ganders.. I'm very confused by that..

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just young geese hanging out together until breeding age most likely..Enjoy

 

[nathanielfirst]

anyways, a flock of non parents always forms after all the gosling hatch in the area, from the leftover parent material. It contains young adults that didn't nest and any older adults pairs or singles that for whatever reason had no goslings. That's the flock you are looking at

 

[Canadageeselover88]

anyways, a flock of non parents always forms after all the gosling hatch in the area, from the leftover parent material. It contains young adults that didn't nest and any older adults pairs or singles that for whatever reason had no goslings. That's the flock you are looking at

Oh awesome, do u know why some of them don't nest? I was always wondering that.

 

[nathanielfirst]

er, they either had dud eggs, lost their kids to another goose or a predator, abandoned the nest because they were scared or attacked on it, or the young ones sometimes do not do nesting till year two or three b/c young adult goose lifestyle, and someone that lost a mate or in mouring would not lay.

lol were you born in 1988 or something? what is with your username there if I may be so bold