They’re college kids, but they’ve got birdbrains.
Students at Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus in The Bronx have had their feathers ruffled by a wild goose in recent weeks.
And they say the “belligerent” fowl has left them injured and traumatized.
“I heard some screams outside of my window. Continuous screaming. I looked outside and saw a girl hiding behind a tree,” Violet Marshall, 19, a sociology major at Fordham, told The Post of one recent encounter.
“At first it was kind of funny … but then it was scary. I met one girl who fell running from the goose — she hurt her wrist and now she’s in a brace,” Marshall said of the flight fest that began April 10 and went on for weeks.
The freshman documented the wild goose on TikTok, where the bird can be seen charging towards passersby and even flying after them.
Numerous students were caught running away in flight mode, with one woman appearing to stop and try to hide behind a tree.
Marshall first posted on April 10 with the caption “Be careful of the Fordham goose that is attacking people!” and rapper Dan Bull’s “Goose on the Loose” as the soundtrack.
The post went viral, attracting 4.5 million visits and the attention of Barstool Fordham and student-run newspaper the Fordham Ram.
The goose reportedly monopolized the walkway on the corner of Martyrs’ Lawn in between the Martyrs’ Court Jogues dormitory and Collins Hall — a high-traffic area where many students walk to and from their freshman dorm.
Last week, Marshall said that some students made a plea for Fordham’s Department of Public Safety to intervene.
“I met a few people who were extremely scared saying, ‘This isn’t people being dramatic about some goose on campus; it’s a serious problem and people are getting affected physically and mentally,” Marshall said.
On April 20, a goose control company called Geese Relief was spotted on campus by multiple students.
The satirical Instagram account @FordumbUniversity posted a photo of a silver vehicle labeled “Geese Relief.”
The university confirmed it had used the service.
“[Geese Relief] employs a border collie to stalk the geese and scare them off (it’s trained not to physically come in contact with the birds),” Bob Howe, Fordham’s Associate Vice President for Communications, told The Post in an email.
“In any case, the goose has departed for parts unknown.”
But, students say their fear remains.
Freshman Maia Munich, 19, was threatened by the goose earlier this month while out on a morning run.
“I had a feeling someone was watching me. I looked over and this goose came charging after me,” Munich told The Post.
“I ran into the closest building — the goose stood guard for 10 minutes. I called on people outside, saying ‘Hey, can you guys help me?’ They distracted it … but I jumped off a seven-foot-tall wall because I was so scared and landed on my wrist. It was sprained for a few days,” she continued.
Even with the goose supposedly gone, she still doesn’t feel completely safe on campus.
“The area where he attacked me, I’m very wary of it,” she said. “I’ll walk around looking at all corners not playing music on my headphones.”