| Life expectancy of the Canadian Geese is 20 years. Weight 20-25 pounds. Migration is a learned process and can range2-3000 miles. Resident geese flight range for food 1-200 miles. Migratory geese do not become resident geese unless they are injured. Mating season Feb-March and they mate for life. Geese nesting in the US are resident geese and migratory geese nest in Canada. The instinct to return to their general area of birth is very strong. The eggs in a nest are called a clutch and average number of eggs in a nest is 5. Incubation time 28-30 days. Goslings can fly 2-3- months after hatching. Natural predators are fox, raccons, owls and snapping turtles. |
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