Please do not feed geese & ducks
Canada Geese (and ducks) concentrate wherever people feed them.
Feeding encourages birds to stay in one place and build up flock sizes the habitat can’t support.
Water quality may suffer.
Feeding makes geese less wary of people.
It is in the birds’ best interest to stop providing them with food so they look elsewhere.
Helpful Links
https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/birds/don-t-feed-the-ducks
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/avoid-feeding-wildlife
https://www.mass.gov/news/advisory-report-dead-birds-and-remove-feeders
https://www.mass.gov/doc/living-with-geese/download
Ways to Help Manage Geese
and Improve Water Bodies
Excessive populations of geese contribute manure that adversely affects water bodies. The following Illustrated Guide demonstrates how this issue renders shorelines less appealing.
It also shows other ways to help protect the water quality.
