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# Field notes

Plain writing about Canada geese: what they do to a property, why they stay, and what actually works. Written by [Bill Belward](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/author/bill-belward/).

- July 14, 2026

    ## [Goose Control for Golf Courses: What Actually Works on a Working Course](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/goose-control-for-golf-courses/)

    Droppings on greens, grazed collars and a flock that keeps coming back. What a Canada goose program looks like on a course that still has to be played, across CT, MA and NY.

    [Read Goose Control for Golf Courses: What Actually Works on a Working Course →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/goose-control-for-golf-courses/)

- June 16, 2026

    ## [The Weeks Canada Geese Cannot Fly, and What That Means for Your Property](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/canada-geese-during-the-summer-molt/)

    For about four to five weeks each summer Canada geese cannot fly. What the molt changes on a property in CT, MA and NY, and whether waiting it out is a plan.

    [Read The Weeks Canada Geese Cannot Fly, and What That Means for Your Property →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/canada-geese-during-the-summer-molt/)

- May 5, 2026

    ## [Who Is Responsible When Geese Cause a Problem on a Property](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/who-is-responsible-for-goose-problems-on-a-property/)

    A slip complaint, an aggressive bird, a fouled pond. Where authority and responsibility sit between owner, association, tenant and town in CT, MA and NY.

    [Read Who Is Responsible When Geese Cause a Problem on a Property →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/who-is-responsible-for-goose-problems-on-a-property/)

- April 8, 2026

    ## [Long-Term Goose Control in Connecticut and New York: What Makes a Program Hold](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/long-term-goose-control-solutions-for-ct-and-ny/)

    The flock came back. What separates a Canada goose program that holds from one that works right up until the day it stops, across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.

    [Read Long-Term Goose Control in Connecticut and New York: What Makes a Program Hold →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/long-term-goose-control-solutions-for-ct-and-ny/)

- March 17, 2026

    ## [Canada Geese Nesting on a Flat Commercial Roof: What You Can and Cannot Do](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/canada-geese-nesting-on-flat-commercial-roofs/)

    A goose nesting on a flat commercial roof is a protected nest, an OSHA access problem and a complaint at the door below. What is legal and what to do first.

    [Read Canada Geese Nesting on a Flat Commercial Roof: What You Can and Cannot Do →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/canada-geese-nesting-on-flat-commercial-roofs/)

- February 24, 2026

    ## [Safe Goose Deterrents for Properties: What Is Legal, What Is Safe and What Holds](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/safe-goose-deterrent-solutions-for-properties/)

    Moving Canada geese off ground the public uses, without harming a protected bird or creating a new hazard. What the agencies allow, what needs a permit, and what actually lasts.

    [Read Safe Goose Deterrents for Properties: What Is Legal, What Is Safe and What Holds →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/safe-goose-deterrent-solutions-for-properties/)

- February 3, 2026

    ## [Goose Control Near Me: The Humane Options, Explained](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/goose-control-near-me-humane-options-explained/)

    What you can actually hire for a Canada goose problem, what each option does, what it asks of you, and which ones need a federal permit. Written for Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.

    [Read Goose Control Near Me: The Humane Options, Explained →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/goose-control-near-me-humane-options-explained/)

- January 20, 2026

    ## [Your Town Banned Feeding the Geese. Here Is What Actually Changes](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/town-feeding-bans-and-canada-geese/)

    Your town banned feeding the geese and the flock is still there. What a ban actually reaches, why the birds stay, and what to check next in CT, MA and NY.

    [Read Your Town Banned Feeding the Geese. Here Is What Actually Changes →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/town-feeding-bans-and-canada-geese/)

- January 13, 2026

    ## [Managing Canada Geese Through the Winter, When the Numbers Go Up](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/managing-canada-geese-through-the-winter/)

    Resident geese do not leave and migrants arrive on top of them. Why a goose problem peaks in December in CT, MA and NY, and what works in cold weather.

    [Read Managing Canada Geese Through the Winter, When the Numbers Go Up →](https://tristategeesepatrol.com/managing-canada-geese-through-the-winter/)