Gilford Beach bacteria closing

fatlazyless · 07-23-2016, 05:04 AM

With an 1100' long length, the Gilford town beach is the longest beach on Lake Winnipesaukee and is open only to Gilford residents. It has been closed lately due to high bacteria counts.

Is this due to the canada geese that make it a habit to poop their green goose poop directly into the water, and then the silty poop washes up on the beach??? Canada geese and other ducks like the mallards are probably the #1 reason for the suspended silt in the water that sinks down to the lowest depths.

A mallard duck is very able to swallow an oak tree acorn whole, and digest it. Acorns do not float, and mallards dive to the bottom and swallow the acorns. Do not think that Canada geese can swallow an acorn, plus they are not very good at diving probably because they are so large, or something.

http://www.citizen.com/news/2016-07-...to_E_coli_html

07-23-2016, 05:04 AM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,752 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,010 Times in 736 Posts	Gilford Beach bacteria closing With an 1100' long length, the Gilford town beach is the longest beach on Lake Winnipesaukee and is open only to Gilford residents. It has been closed lately due to high bacteria counts. Is this due to the canada geese that make it a habit to poop their green goose poop directly into the water, and then the silty poop washes up on the beach??? Canada geese and other ducks like the mallards are probably the #1 reason for the suspended silt in the water that sinks down to the lowest depths. A mallard duck is very able to swallow an oak tree acorn whole, and digest it. Acorns do not float, and mallards dive to the bottom and swallow the acorns. Do not think that Canada geese can swallow an acorn, plus they are not very good at diving probably because they are so large, or something. http://www.citizen.com/news/2016-07-...to_E_coli_html __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 07-23-2016 at 06:12 AM.