Mother Goose: Proud mom’s goslings hatch in South Surrey school courtyard

Mother Goose: Proud mom’s goslings hatch in South Surrey school courtyard

Published 2:30 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026

A proud mother Canada goose is now watching over a brood of fuzzy yellow goslings at a South Surrey secondary school.

When a Canada goose laid eggs in a courtyard planter at Earl Marriott Secondary, staff and students kept their distance, but were able to install a camera to livestream the expecting mother on youTube.

Dubbed ‘Gloria’ by the school, the mom had at least five goslings in her nest Thursday (May 14), located in an enclosed courtyard at the school.

Usually, Canada geese parents take their offspring to a water source within approximately the first 24 hours of hatching, according to online sources.

The livestream was no longer available as of Thursday afternoon, however, as a wildlife rescue organization came to the school to move Gloria, her mate, and their goslings to Campbell Valley Park, where they can thrive, a teacher from EMS noted in an email.