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[Linda M]

https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-goose-cam/

[STLbf]

Thanks for setting up the forum to correspond to the Goose cam!  Much better to follow the geese separately from the eagles.

Mother Goose has laid a second egg, about 9:15 this morning.  She came to the nest shortly before 9:00, softly grumbling about the snow (my guess) and settled in.  Just a little wiggle and there was the second egg.

[Nora in IA]

Ok great, I found the goose thread.  Does anyone know if there is a thread for the Missouri Turkey Vultures?  I can get the cam, but haven't found anything on the forum yet???

[Linda M]

Ok great, I found the goose thread.  Does anyone know if there is a thread for the Missouri Turkey Vultures?  I can get the cam, but haven't found anything on the forum yet???

Nora, I only see the "Turkey Vultures, Marshall, Missouri" thread started in 2021 which is down on the second page of "Other Raptor Cams". https://raptorresource.org/raptorresource/forum/index.php?topic=2728.0

[STLbf]

The turkey vultures in Marshall MO do indeed have a forum, mentioned above.  Don't think the site is active yet.  You can check the archive to see when we started posting last spring.  Two chicks fledged last summer.

[STLbf]

Back to the geese.  Rewind to about 1:00 this afternoon to watch MG (mother goose) cover the eggs before she leaves the nest.  As RRP said, the male goose does not participate in incubation, so when MG needs to eat, etc. she leaves the eggs alone.  By covering them, she protects them somewhat from predators. 

[STLbf]

Early morning, Mother Goose came to the nest for a short visit. She sat for a while but didn't uncover the eggs.

[Arcadia]

This is so cool having a Decorah Goose Cam! Thanks for setting it up!

[STLbf]

Yes, this is great to have a dedicated goose cam.

This morning about 7:00, Mother Goose rolled her two eggs, turned around and wiggle wiggle push, she laid the third egg!  The rewind shows the whole procedure.  She's still on the nest at noon, resting up. 

[STLbf]

Just checking in on N2B. Mother Goose has been away for the afternoon. She sure can hide those 3 eggs!  And what happened to all that lovely long grass that was all over the nest just a short while ago?  Apparently these geese like short round sticks for their nest.

[STLbf]

Sunday, looks like Mother Goose (MG) was away from the nest at night. She arrived with loud honking at 7:00 AM, and settled right down without uncovering the eggs.  She added more sticks over the eggs before leaving for a short time about 9:00.  Several times, she rubbed at her feathers as if to loosen some down, and by mid-day had some fluffy feathers to push around. [No pic of that.]  Late this afternoon, she had all 3 eggs uncovered and rolled them around.

[Phyl]

 Decorah Geese cam Chat

Here's a snapshot from
Wiggles
11 hours ago

Now four future goslings. #4 between Mom's legs
 I'm sure there'll be more to arrive.

[STLbf]

Phyl, great pic of the 4th egg for the geese!  Last year she produced 6 eggs.

She has also plucked her breast feathers to cover the eggs.  About 9:00 this morning, she honked loudly and MrGoose came to the nest to help guard. Their honking would certainly scare me away!   

[STLbf]

Goose cam appears to be down. Highlights playing from elsewhere.

[T40cfr403]

TOP STORY: The stars of this spring's Raptor Resource Project webcam? Geese!

https://decorahnews.com/news/7793/top-story-the-stars-of-this-springs-raptor-resource-project-webcam-geese/