Goose that nested at Wrigley Field last weekend to be honored with bobblehead
The peregrine falcon claims the title of official bird of the city of Chicago, but an argument may be made that the goose may be just as well-suited as a longstanding symbol.More than 70 years ago, Garfield Goose went on the air and quickly a staple of early Chicago television. Frazier Thomas' broad-billed puppet character who proclaimed himself king of the United States predates by more than 25 years that lasagna-loving orange cat of the same given name.
Thanks to Goose Island, beer tap handles in the shape of geese can be found all around Chicago and well beyond.As for real geese, more than one species can be found in Chicago. Greylag geese — with their mottled gray feathers and big orange bills — can sometimes be spotted in the area of the North Pond in Lincoln Park.
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