MWC Eco-brief: One busy mama!

MWC Eco-brief: One busy mama!

Have you watched a pair of Canada geese in amazement as they chaperone an unbelievable number of goslings? Egg dumping, laying eggs in another female's nest, is practiced by Canada geese & other species of bird. Loss of a mate, nest destruction, or lack of suitable nesting sites may be reasons to abandon eggs in another’s nest.

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