DwD Snow Geese Data

Snow Goose: Chen caerulescens

Snow Goose
Fact Box
Weight
6 lbs. (male)
5.5 lbs. (female)
Average Speed
50 miles/hr.
Migration
Distance
3,000 miles
Altitude
2,952 feet

Description
25-31" (64-79 cm)
Wingspan 35 inches

The Snow Goose has the unusual trait of appearing in two color phases, "blue" and "snow." In the
Blue phase, the head and upper neck are pure white, while the rest of the body is a grayish-brown
to black. Of course, in the snow phase they are completely white, except for their black wing tips.
This color change camouflages these ground-nesting birds in both snow and grassy wetlands.

Winter	Number of Geese
1985	25,760
1986	33,570
1987	36,040
1988	31,090
1989	37,800
1990	45,630
1991	53,580
1992	62,400
1993	58,320
1994	65,510
1995	70,500
1996	75,480

Snow Goose Fact Box
Weight	6 lbs. (male) 5.5 lbs. (female)
Average Speed	50 miles/hr.
Migration Distance	3,000 miles
Altitude	2,952 feet