The problem started when folks started feeding them and they found out that the really didn't need to migrate any more so the just winter here and there is lots of open water in the winter now , so they just stay here and breed.
Wolfeboro had this problem some years ago with ducks. Folks were feeding them year round on a large scale and the down town dockside area was covered with hundreds of ducks and lots of poop.
A town ordinance was passed against feeding the ducks and in a few years their numbers greatly diminished.
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