Although we have some geese the winter in the Ketchikan area. One of the many things that excites me about spring in SE. Alaska is the return of the thousands of geese that migrate through on their way north. You can sit for hours some days and watch flock after flock flying in their "V" formations over the Tongass Narrows. It's a real thrill to hear them honk, honking from miles away and then to catch site of them off in the distant. The really large flocks can look like a swarm of black dots or the edge of storm clouds rolling in coming right at you. There are many small lakes on the islands that surround Ketchikan, there are over 100 on Revillagigido Island, so we get plenty of visitors who stop for some well deserved rest before continuing their journey north.
When the geese arrive it is also the time that many of the hummingbirds start showing up. Don't know if it's true or not , but I've been told that the hummingbirds exactly hitchhike on the backs of the geese to save their energy on the long flight to SE. Alaska. Anyway, it makes for good conversation.
Till next Time
KtownKing
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