White geese pair down in Lincoln Park

[admiralebb]

Can people that go to the beach at Lincoln Park keep an eye on the white geese pair that hangs out on the southeast end of the park at the beach. Saw one of the geese get attacked by dog today. Didn’t see any blood and it ate when offered food, but does have noticable limp. Other goose is staying close to protect its mate. Just want to make sure it gets better and doesn’t need more veterinary attention.

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[HMC Rich]

I have heard this pair of geese have been there awhile. About a month ago the one goose had a limp.

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[todd_]

These geese were attacked by an off leash dog a few months ago. Sad to hear it happened again.

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[MRS.SR]

So tired of these poor geese getting attacked! Lincoln Park is more theirs than it is ours. PUT A LEASH ON YOUR DOG.

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[Sonoma]

If you see a dog attacking the geese, track down the idiot owner of the dog. The owner is breaking the law, and is an a**h*** at that. SPEAK UP! And if you see someone with an unleashed dog, say something. We’ve been through this discussion before, and I don’t want to initiate a long thread, but, as MRS.SR put it, we’re tired of the geese being attacked.

And, by the way, I’m not too thrilled with kids harassing the geese. I tell them to stop, in no uncertain terms. I ask then how they’d like it if some big person chased and scared them.

And, believe me, I do like dogs and kids.

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[anonyme]

Off-leash dogs attacking the geese are bad enough, but Sonoma raises a good point about kids aggressively harassing the geese. Some parents seem to think this is funny, a poor and dangerous lesson, IMO. Not only is it mean to the geese, but geese are large and sometimes cantankerous creatures capable of delivering a painful bite. If this were to occur, the same parents would probably demand that this “dangerous” animal be euthanized. What happened to teaching kindness?

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[MRS.SR]

I didnt even think of that! Can you imagine the uproar that would cause!? The geese are typically in the same area, how about a sign? I know most of this etiquette goes without saying, but sometimes having it in black and white is a good reminder.

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[Sonoma]

I like the idea of a sign – whom would we contact? It could be something as simple as Harassing Wildlife is Against the Law, or something more Seattle in tone – Please Don’t Harass Birds and Wildlife. That, and another reminder sign about off-leash dogs. Normally, I am not a fan of “sign, sign, everywhere a sign,” but a few exceptions might be advisable in this case.

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[autumna]

I was down at the park yesterday and only saw one of the geese. Does anyone know if the other goose is ok? I have never seen them apart from one another and am worried.

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[VBD]

I chewed a guy out for harassing the geese a few weeks ago. He was chasing one around a picnic table, with his arms out. He told me he wasn’t really trying to catch it, he was just having “fun”. I said the goose thought it was real enough, knock it off!!

I don’t know what I’d do if I saw someone’s dog going after one…..

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[anonyme]

And they say a goose is “silly”…..??!

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[Sonoma]

I was at Lincoln Park yesterday around 4:30 PM, and I saw only one goose. Remember, these birds were displaced from their safer home near the ferry dock. They were escaping the construction mess. Sadly, their new locale is rife with unleashed dogs and clueless humans. Still, it’s heartening that some of our West Seattle neighbors do care about this duo (or perhaps no longer a duo).

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[miws]

Just out of curiosity, autumna and Sonoma; did the lone goose appear to be behaving oddly, like grieving?

Now, before someone sends the folks out that would fit me with one of these:

It’s a known fact that some animals, other than humans, grieve at the loss of one of their own; elephants, parrots, dogs, to name a few.

Don’t know, without an internet search, if geese fall into that category, but if the single goose seems “sad”, that tells me something tragic may have indeed happened.

Mike

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[Sonoma]

Mike, there’s little doubt that some animals are capable of mourning, so no straitjacket required! I know that geese mate for life. I think the Lincoln Park geese are female, but they are close companions, perhaps even siblings. I couldn’t tell if the goose was sad, though. I know I’m sad about this!

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