The Canada goose—those big, honking birds with the black necks and white chinstraps—are everywhere in Pennsylvania. You’ll see them gliding over ponds, waddling across parking lots, and sometimes blocking traffic like they own the place. And in a way, they sort of do. These birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which makes it illegal to harm or disturb them, their nests, or their eggs without a federal permit. So even if they’re hissing at you on a golf course or leavi

Canada Goose Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology