Geese love the Susquehanna Valley and some stay year-round. Others migrate, which causes some people to wonder if their flying habits can tell us how long winter will last.In this Wild Moments ...

Those geese that make a north-to-south cross-country flight in the fall are less noticeable, Gammonley said, because they generally are flying much higher, a couple of thousand feet up.

Did you know that geese flying in a “V” formation can travel over 70% further than a goose flying on its own? It’s an interesting thought. All the geese could head out from various locations ...

One of the most impressive species are bar-headed geese. Native to India, they are the world's highest flying bird. They fly up to 30,000. Flying at such an altitude is a monumental task.

A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 17, 2019, Section D, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: High-Flying Geese: Aiming to Unlock The Secrets Held By the ‘Astronauts ...