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Canada Geese and Coot Update
Shoreline at Mountain View, Shoreline Golf Links and a variety of municipal, county and state partners have embarked upon a unique project to safely and humanely reduce the waterfowl population – and we could use your help! In partnership with a national organization called GeesePeace, we have organized a free, two hour training workshop with necessary information, methods, and expertise required to locate and addle (using corn oil) Resident Canada Geese eggs in and around Shoreline at Mountain View. The date to addle the eggs will be in late February or early March and will be supervised by Shoreline staff.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2009 10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON Shoreline Golf Links Conference Room 650-903-6071 Pre-registration required
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Dear Shoreline
Golfer Over the past
few months we have fielded a number of inquiries regarding the coot and goose
problem at the course. While we recognize the impact it has had on play at the
course, the City prides itself on providing exceptional facilities to its
residents and guests, and is clearly not the experience or quality of play we
want at one of our facilities. The number of
birds wintering at Shoreline varies from year to year. Unfortunately, the past
two years we are experiencing a higher number of coots than usual. Coots and
Canada Geese are migratory birds and are protected under Federal law. Other
golf courses and parks throughout the state are experiencing problems similar
to ours. We have taken
a variety of actions to discourage the coots and geese from residing at
Shoreline. A border collie is used to herd the birds back into the water to
encourage them to move to a new location. We have used tapings of geese alarm
calls to try to convince the geese that they are in danger here and should move
elsewhere. We have also sprayed a variety of solutions that are designed to
safely encourage birds to move on. We continue to work with our golf course
staff to develop strategies to solve the problems with the resident Canadian
Geese and the migratory Coots. This winter we
have hosted two regional meetings with GeesePeace, a nationally known
organization dedicated to building better communities through humane,
innovative and effective solutions to wildlife conflicts. We are continuing to
search for solutions by networking and reaching out to other communities and
golf courses to keep abreast of new or innovative ideas. The golf
course staff is working very hard to try and mitigate the problem by mowing the
greens each morning to pick up the coot feces before play begins. This has not
solved or diminished the problem as the coots and fecal matter are back on the
greens as fast as we remove them. The maintenance staff is trying to keep up
with repairing the damage to the greens and fairways as quickly as possible,
and is dedicated to keeping the course in the best possible condition. If you would
like to discuss this further or have any questions, please do not hesitate to
call me at 650 903-6074. Jack B. Smith Parks Section
Manager
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