The Lesser Snow Goose comes to Texas each fall.  They may be seen in flight or temporarily feeding on their migration route across the eastern half of Texas.  Lesser snow geese migrate in unusually large flocks of 100 to 1,000, made up of many family units.  Normally they fly at a speed of 50 miles an hour at altitudes around 2,500 feet, but they have been recorded on radar often at 10,000 feet, and by airline pilots at 20,000 feet.

About a half million snow geese winter in Texas.  Prior to the 1970's, most lesser snow geese wintered on the coastal marshes, but now, most winter in the rice field district from Katy to Victoria.

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