What are resident Canada Geese?
Resident Canada geese refer primarily to local breeding Canada geese that nest and raise their young in Maryland, and more specific to this discussion, in southern Dorchester County. Resident Canada geese do not migrate to northern Canada, but remain in southern Dorchester County year-round. The geese became established on Blackwater Refuge from released captive and injured birds. Resident Canada geese are rapidly increasing in numbers throughout the Northeast region and are creating significant management problems in the entire area.
