Date: 1/20/26 2:02 pm From: Martha Jordan via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Where's snow geese?
They are out there in the Skagit Valley or on the adjacent waters. It often depends on the tides: low tide will see them on the mud flats and high water will often push them into the fields. They also move around depending on the hunting pressure (at least some of the time). And, many of them could be up in Canada for the day or more--they do travel back and forth between Skagit and Fraser river deltas. They are out there, just in lower numbers than in the days 4-5 years ago. These Wrangel Island geese once used the Skagit-Frasier Delta to over-winter, almost exclusively. Then dairy farms were pushed to leave for salmon conservation issues and some re-established in eastern WA. And that grew into a shift in use by WI snow geese to the point that we now have likely less than 70,000 snow geese in Skagit and about 160,000 in eastern WA. And a reminder to those on both sides of the mountains: Following the end of regular waterfowl season, there is an extended snow goose hunt on the following days, but only in certain areas, and only for white geese: West Side: Feb 7-15, 2026 East Side: Feb 21-Mar 8, 2026 This is a brief explanation. If you want to know more, feel free to contact me off list.
