It's home to hundreds of thousands of birds: Pacific black brant, emperor geese, pintails and eiders ... underscores how central this place is for migration. "Wildlife are very smart, and they ...

said Brant Portner, environmental education ... (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) This year’s was the biggest migration of snow geese in the last three winters, Portner said, topping out at around ...

A year ago, Jan. 31 proved the high point of the Middle Creek migration season, with 79,000 snow geese and 1,950 tundra ... said environmental education specialist Brant Portner.

flocks of one of North America’s tiniest geese leave Alaska’s Izembek Lagoon, launching an epic migration up to 3,000 miles long. In flights that can last 60 hours, Pacific brant head for ...

“We do want to be cautious,” said Brant Portner ... If visitors wish to view the migration of the snow geese at Middle Creek, they must remain in their vehicles while observing wildlife ...

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The annual seasonal migration of snow geese is in full force at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. “What a difference a few days can make!” read an update on the management area’s ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The migration of snow geese and swans through the Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Choteau has likely peaked for spring 2025, bird counters note. Last week ...

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 ...