Our colleagues in Illinois tell us that this season's snow geese migration was the largest since restoration at our Emiquon Preserve began in 2007! As many as 260,000 geese visited the preserve in one day before heading further north to breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra. Learn more about Emiquon: http://bit.ly/2KQcWJt | The Nature Conservancy

8.3K views · 126 reactions | These arctic breeding geese will spend winter anywhere from central or southern Illinois to the Gulf Coast. Although they are not uncommon during fall and winter, they will be much more abundant during spring migration, from late-January through early March, with over 100,000 snow geese staging in several areas around Illinois. These were filmed yesterday at Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Facebook