Fritsch Elementary School teacher Rachael Overstreet’s fourth grade class stands outside the school’s play structure, which has been fenced off to protect the goose that is nesting with its eggs until they hatch and she removes herself with them.

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Mother Goose lays her eggs on school playground

Staff and students were surprised to find a Canadian goose and her mate picked her spot to build a nest and incubate her eggs some time just before or during spring break the week of April 3.

• By Jessica Garcia
• April 19, 2023