A displaced but friendly goose has become a frequent visitor to downtown Oak Bluffs in recent days, waddling up and down Circuit avenue and charming visitors, shopkeepers and year-round residents alike.

The goose spent much of Friday on Circuit avenue peeking in store windows and mingling with pedestrians, many of whom snapped pictures and walked alongside it.

The goose was back on the scene on Sunday, walking up and down sidewalks, apparently unaware of its fans and admirers. The goose was also law-abiding, using the crosswalk on several occasions to get to the other side of the road.

The goose has gray feathers, a bright orange bill and feet and appears to be domesticated.

Vineyard naturalist Augustus (Gus) Ben David 2nd, owner of the World of Reptiles and Bird Park in Edgartown, examined a photograph of the goose taken by the Gazette and concluded it was a common barnyard Toulouse.

Mr. Ben David said the goose was likely raised on a farm and somehow became lost. He said to his knowledge, the only person in the immediate area who keeps Toulouse geese is Elisha Smith, who has a farm on Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road. A telephone call to Mr. Smith yesterday afternoon was not immediately returned.

Mr. Ben David said the shape and size of the bird indicates it may be around two years old, although he could not tell from the photograph if it was a male or female. He said it did not surprise him the goose was comfortable among the crowd, as it was probably hand-raised and was looking for food or companionship.

He said he has received over a dozen calls about the goose in the past week.

“The other day somebody reported it was in front of the old Western Auto building, but when I went out there to look, it was gone. Then not long after somebody called me back and said it was near Ocean Park, but I couldn’t find it there either,” he said.

The Toulouse breed originated in an area near the city of Toulouse in southern France. An adult Toulouse can grow up to 25 pounds, and generally has a calm disposition.

Although farm geese do not need to live near water or on a pond, they love bathing and playing in water and will also mate in water. They are also not known as great wanderers, preferring to stay close to home, which makes the appearance of the Circuit avenue goose even more puzzling.

Clairetta Stutzman, a driver for Vineyard Pedicab, has spent a great deal of time with the goose and taken on the role of its unofficial protector.

Ms. Stutzman said the goose was chummy.

“He was pretty cool. A lot of people were taking his picture and he seemed totally fine with that. I wouldn’t say he was following the people so much as the people were following him,” she said.

But she began to worry for the goose’s safety and tried to herd it toward the harbor and then Sunset Lake. The goose agreeably went along and hopped into the harbor.

Then it returned to Circuit avenue on Saturday and Sunday, when it again came under the watch of Ms. Stutzman. She led the bird toward the pond, but this time made a stop at the Wesley Hotel, where she called the town animal control officer.

The goose followed her and waited outside, climbing up on the porch to mingle with the guests.

“He was really funny . . . he got right up on the porch and waited while we made our phone calls,” she said.

Because it was not an emergency, and because it was unclear whether the bird was wild or domesticated, the animal control officer was not dispatched. Ms. Stutzman returned to Sunset Lake where she again parted ways with her fine feathered friend.

But as of yesterday afternoon, by all accounts the goose was still on the loose.

Mr. Ben David, who has long experience handling birds, said he is still trying to find it, and hopes it can be returned to a farm or barnyard setting. “I just hope some good samaritan finds the bird and stays with it until someone can arrive to take it away . . . it may be popular with the people, but Circuit avenue is not its natural setting,” he said.

Anyone who spots the goose is asked to call Mr. Ben David at 508-627-5634.