Dear Editor,
Thousands of the white snow geese on their way to the Arctic tundra, a distance of nearly 3,800 kilometres, blanketed the entire park near Blundell elementary on Sunday, March 20.
These magnificent flying birds usually make their stopover at the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta on their return to their Arctic breeding grounds from their winter haven in the southern U.S.
As to whether or not they did this time around is a guess for this author.
It would not be surprising if the entire flock has grown too large for one location.
Certainly, it was an incredible sight to see them occupy an entire field in the city of Richmond.
The stopover appeared to be just for a day as they had dispersed before nightfall.
Ernie Mendoza
Richmond
