Snow geese have begun to arrive on the Middle Creek ... said environmental education specialist Brant Portner. Historically, the Middle Creek Visitor Center has opened on Feb. 1, Portner added ...

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced a three-day hunting season for brant geese in Skagit County Jan. 20, 24, and 27. A brant count above 3,000 in ...

Brant weigh about 3 pounds, making them closer in stature to mallards than Canada geese, which can reach 20 pounds. Waterfowl population estimates are often based on banding and harvest data ...

FIR ISLAND — Maynard Axelson’s Fir Island aviary is a hub of feathered activity. Recently, the Washington Brant Foundation founder opened the aviary to research involving a species he has ...

Unlike other species, such as the Canada goose, which forages on land, the Atlantic brant relies on marine plant life, specifically eelgrass, as the main food source for the tiny geese that ...

Unlike other species, such as the Canada goose, which forages on land, the Atlantic brant relies on marine plant life, specifically eelgrass, as the main food source for the tiny geese that typically ...