Tuesday, March 9 – Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

This was our second trip to Middle Creek Wildlife area this year – a record for us – to see the migrating Snow Geese and Tundra Swans. You can tell we are retired. 🙂

Our first sighting of them was from across the lake while driving to a walking location. I was pleased to see Tundra Swans. We didn’t notice any during our first visit.

Middle Creek is a stopover for the swans and geese as they migrate from the southern United States to their breeding grounds in northern Canada and the Artic.

According to Middle Creek’s website, there were more than 120,000 Snow Geese on the grounds during the weekend. By the time we went on Tuesday they estimated there were 65,000 to 90,000 geese, plus 1,500 Canada Geese and 1,050 Tundra Swans. I can’t imagine how they count them.

We were glad to see Snow Geese flying overhead as we walked toward the lake on Chapel Road.

As we walked farther we heard and saw a large flock landing in a nearby field.

We were pleased to see Tundra Swans flying overhead.

They are extra pretty and graceful as they fly.

They have a high-pitched honking sound.

That was a fun and interesting walk – on a beautiful late winter day.