Goose Makes Nest on Chicago's Wrigley Field Bleachers: 'Everyone's Welcome'

• A goose is going viral for nesting near the bleachers at Chicago's Wrigley Field
• Fans first spotted the bird over the weekend during the Cubs' latest home games in the ballpark, when officials blocked off a section of the bleachers
  
• A spokesperson for the team told the Associated Press that they're "giving her the space she needs while we’ve been working closely with a wildlife organization to manage the situation"

"Everyone’s welcome" to watch Chicago Cubs baseball — even the viral goose nesting near the Wrigley Field bleachers.

Over the weekend, fans at the historic Chicago ballpark during the team's home match-ups against the San Diego Padres began to point out a new fowl friend in town.

One fan, known as Bleacher Jeff, wrote on X on Saturday, April 5 that a goose made itself at home in the planter boxes below the venue's scoreboard, prompting a section of bleachers in center field to be blocked off. The bird could be seen hanging out in a juniper planter in a pair of images shared by the Cubs fan, as Wrigley Field employees stood around its neighboring section — apparently in an effort to prevent fans from sitting nearby.

According to the MLB, the bird — named “Suzuki" by fans, in honor of outfielder Seiya Suzuki — had been spotted well before Saturday's game. An operations staff member keeping guard of the area told Block Club Chicago that fans have since been calling them "geesekeepers."

In a statement to the Associated Press, Cubs Senior Director of Communications Jennifer Martinez confirmed that the organization was making an effort to protect the bird — and fans — at Wrigley.

“At the Friendly Confines, we truly mean it when we say everyone’s welcome, including the goose and her nest who took up residence in the bleachers,” Martinez said. “We’re giving her the space she needs while we’ve been working closely with a wildlife organization to manage the situation safely and responsibly, in full accordance with state law."

"In the meantime, we have blocked off the area to fans," she added. "Protecting our fans, and our feathered guest, is our top priority.”

The Chicago Cubs organization did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Monday, April ...