Geese in the Snow

We got 13 inches of snow overnight on Saturday. Sunday afternoon as I was digging out the driveway, I heard high-pitched honking and looked up to see a couple flocks of 1500+ Snow Goose going over high, heading south. With so much snow, the fields these birds had been feeding on must have been covered, so they were probably heading out to find open foraging areas. Since it snowed all the way to the coast, who knows how far these birds would have to go to find open fields.