Free the Geese
As I wandered around the Harlem Meer on Easter Sunday morning about the only bird stirring was the Red-breasted Merganser that has called the Meer home for the past two weeks.It was strangely quiet but it didn't dawn on me that it had nothing to do with Easter until I say the "Geese Police" SUV driving along the path on the north side of the Meer.
That was it! No geese. The "Geese Police" and their border collies have been doing a great job because there wasn't a goose to be found around the Harlem Meer. They even carry a kayak so they can take their dogs out to the island on the Meer. You can't argue with success. Or can you?
I miss the noisy histrionics of our resident Canada Geese. They added an interesting and unique flavor to the park and I hope, after the trail period is over, they will return. So many people get so much pleasure from observing and feeding the geese that I don't see what harm they do.
Besides, the border collies just move the geese to another area. They are probably in Riverside Park or some other urban park area having a noisy cackle over how the Conservancy has so much money they could spend it on this foolishness.
