Snow Goose

Snow Geese commonly travel in large flocks, so where you see one, you will likely see (and hear the honks of) another hundred more. A typical snow goose is white with black wingtips, which are very noticable when the bird is in flight. The blue morph, once thought to be a separate species, is the same size as white snow geese, but has a dark blue body, with a white head; they are all the same species, just different colors. One distinguishing characteristic of snow geese is the “grinning patch,” which may look like black lip liner on their pink bill. An adult snow goose can weigh just over 7 pounds, measure 32 inches in height, and have a wingspan of 54 inches. Snow geese are vegetarians and will eat almost any available grass, rush, tuber, seed, stem or root.