A CL65 CAPT RPTED A BIRD STRIKE 25 NM SW OF DAY.

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WE WERE DSNDING INTO DAY; APPROX 5000-6000 FT AND 245 KTS; WHEN WE HAD A BIRD STRIKE. IT WAS A GOOD SIZE BIRD AND IT SOUNDED TO ME THAT IT HIT ON THE R FRONT ABOUT FLOOR LEVEL. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THOUGH; I WASN'T LOOKING THAT WAY. THE FO JUST SAW A VERY BRIEF FLASH IN THE LNDG LIGHT/DARKNESS; OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE. I IMMEDIATELY SCANNED THE ENG GAUGES -- NO CHANGES IN PARAMETERS WERE NOTED. ALL SYS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE LNDG AT DAY WAS UNEVENTFUL. AT THE GATE WE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE R FRONT FUSELAGE AROUND THE ADG. THE MECHS WERE ALREADY THERE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR. I CALLED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL; AND MADE AN ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK. THE FLT ATTENDANT SAID THE PAX DIDN'T SEEM TO NOTICE. NO ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE. THE MECHS; IN THE MORNING; TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A GOOSE WE HAD HIT. I KNEW IT WAS LARGE. I CONSIDER US VERY LUCKY. ABOUT 8 INCHES TO OUR R AND IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THE ENG -- 6 INCHES TO OUR L AND UP 2 FT AND WE'RE TALKING WINDSHIELD WITH A 10-12 LB GOOSE. ALSO; THEY USUALLY DON'T FLY ALONE; AT NIGHT; AT THOSE ALTS -- WE ONLY GOT 1.