1 week Ago By John Wheeler
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 region of the eastern Dakotas, they come by the tens of thousands from mid-March to mid-April. Snow Geese, Canadian Geese, Tundra Swans, Sandhill Cranes and many other migratory birds pass through every March and April, heading back to their summer breeding grounds far north of here.
The birds are impatient, not waiting for pleasant weather at all. In fact, the birds will arrive before the ice is off the lakes, noisily honking and hooting while searching for food and open water. They will endure our spring blizzards and dust storms because there is safety in numbers, and they will be back in the fall, heading south, because it is what they do.
If you never have, the migration is worth seeing.]]>.
