Canadian geese usually build their nests in hidden places near water, like in a bush or around a lake...but not aways. Canadian geese usually build their nests in hidden places near water ...

It is not clear if the goose had decided to move on or had been disturbed. Ground nesting birds do sometimes abandon nests, but the egg might have also fallen prey to a predator such as a fox.

Population counts showed good results for several species of ducks that nest in Minnesota, according to the results of the annual Department of Natural Resources spring waterfowl surveys.