MISSOULA, Mont. — The first significant number of migrating swans of the season pushed through Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area over the weekend.
More than 1,500 swans pushed through Saturday.
“The latest weather event pushed the first strong number of swans into the area along with a few light geese,” bird counters noted.”The WMA has scattered snow but all ponds remain open and free of ice.”
Light geese numbers the same day were 300.
Each fall thousands of geese and wans migrate through Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area, usually peaking in mid to late November.
Track the migration here.