The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The species was previously placed in the genus Chen, but is now typically included in the "gray goose" genus Anser. [ 2 ][ 3 ]

Snow Geese often form massive flocks during the nonbreeding season, and often make mass exoduses. White and blue morphs commonly flock together, but white almost always outnumber blue.

Snow Geese travel and forage in noisy flocks often numbering in the tens of thousands and follow a cycle that requires them to fly thousands of miles each year. The flock is able to change direction rapidly because birds can mimic the maneuvers of distant flock members and do not wait for cues from adjacent birds.

Watching huge flocks of Snow Geese swirl down from the sky, amid a cacophony of honking, is a little like standing inside a snow globe. These loud, white-and-black geese can cover the ground in a snowy blanket as they eat their way across fallow cornfields or wetlands.

2022年8月29日 · The Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) is an abundant migratory waterbird that visits the United States every winter. Many American birdwatchers will be familiar with the …

2024年9月19日 · Imagine witnessing a flock of snow geese, like a moving puzzle in the sky. With their striking white and blue color morphs, they boast one of the longest goose lifespans—up to 26 years.

forages mostly by walking in shallow water or on land. Except when nesting, usually feeds in flocks, sometimes mixed with other kinds of geese. Almost entirely plant material. Feeds on seeds, leaves, and roots of many species of wild grasses, also of sedges, bulrushes, horsetail, others. Very young goslings may feed on insect larvae.

2024年2月1日 · Snow Geese flocks fly in a U pattern or a “messy” line formation. Traveling in flocks offers birds greater protection from predators and increases their success rate for finding food sources. During migration, Snow Geese travel for long distances and will fly over the same routes and stop in the same places they have used historically.

Typically found in flocks, sometimes numbering into the thousands, but individuals may be found with other geese species. Occurs in fields, marshes, and lakes during migration and winter; breeds on Arctic tundra. Compare with Ross’s Goose, which …

2 天之前 · Snow geese fly in to join a larger flock in a pasture along Kestrel Lake Road near Lambert Road in the Point Pleasant area of south Sacramento County on Feb. 4, 2025.