Canada Goose Nesting In Food Lion Parking Lot

The Food Lion located on 38th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach will have an odd occupant for the next month.

A Canada Goose has decided the parking lot of a convenience store was the coziest place to set up nesting.

The Food Lion located on 38th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach will have an odd occupant for the next month.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department worked with the grocery store to set up a blockade of caution tape, traffic cones, and a warning sign to keep people away from disrupting the nesting.

Canada Geese are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Act of 1918. It is illegal to harass or harm a goose as well as move or damage its nest or eggs without proper permission.

Fines for breaking this law start at $5 thousand and can go as high as $10 thousand.

The geese typically lay five to six eggs at a time and incubate the eggs for nearly four weeks.