Bird counters estimate 92,000 snow geese push through Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Choteau on Thursday." ...

(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 100,000 on Feb. 18. “It was a colder winter ...

I pulled onto a gravel road just before 7 a.m., making my way to the shore of one of Freezout Lake's many nearby ponds. Just south of Choteau, the area sits among north central Montana's rolling hills ...

Between standing guard while others eat, to switching off which bird leads in a V formation, geese embody cooperation, a ...

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 ...

COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds ...

FARGO — The northward migration of geese along the Central Flyway is a display of nature that must be seen to be believed. West of the Red River Valley, and particularly in the pothole lakes ...

“This is a pretty warm winter, so I think maybe the geese are a little more strung out in their migration,” Lee said. “They’re not pushing as hard, but otherwise I think it was a pretty ...

The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.

With spring migration firmly in gear despite this week’s winter storm, the return of seasonal birds also could bring avian ...

Migration is the annual journey as many travel thousands of miles to find a reliable food source and warmer shelter. LATEST ...