Spring migration underway at Freezout Lake

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The migration is underway at Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Choteau, where 30,000-60,000 light geese have been observed over the last several mornings. The swan counts have varied due to wind and wintry weather, but several hundred to over a thousand have been seen in the past few days.

The snow and Ross’s geese counts have been well above average for this time of year, which typically sits at around 15,000-25,000, likely due to the mild winter throughout the entire West.

“The snow goose numbers are close to about double what we usually see at this date," said Brent Lonner, Area Wildlife Biologist for Montana FWP. "Weather conditions throughout their migration path all the way up here are influential.”

Hundreds of thousands of geese travel along their spring migration path, known as the Pacific Flyway, typically coming from central California or the southwestern United States.

https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/spring-migration-underway-at-freezout-lake

[Frasier Balzov]

1. Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.