Three geese hatched in total at N2B. After MG jumped yesterday, one followed her to the ground. But the other two remained in the nest and neither goose parent did much in the way of calling them down or encouraging them to come to the ground.
We talked over a few plans and headed to the nest to monitor it from the ground. Shortly after 7PM, the goslings finally decided to jump, although it was unclear whether MG and PG were even in the area. We’d seen MG – we think – with one gosling in tow, but she kept disappearing and wasn’t calling. As the sun fell, we found one of the goslings peeping below the nest, although neither parent was responding to it. We were unable to find the other gosling, although it was getting quite dark at this point. We did our best to reunite the sole gosling with its parents, who had gone over to the retention pond, but do not think we were successful given what we are seeing today. We’ll keep our eyes open.
April 24, 2024: MG and PG with their lone gosling.
We’re getting some questions about goslings in the nest. Explore.org is running highlights – adorable highlights! – on the goose nest, but there are no longer any goslings on N2B. If you’d like to catch glimpses of the goose family, watch here: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/.
The Raptor Resource Project