Thanks Jeff, appreciate your interest.
For six springs now what we believe to be the same pair of geese has nested on Swim Island. All but one year they have been successful. That one year they nested in the fire pit and it filled with water. Since then we have kept some wood in the fire pit to keep them out.
They normally nest the third or fourth week of March and the eggs hatch 28 to 30 days later. This year they hatched April 23. About a month after hatching they leave and we don't see them again until the next spring.
During the time they are here no other geese are allowed on the lake. Every day at least one other pair makes the mistake of landing and there is instant war.
This year eight goslings hatched and we are now down to six.
