Freezout Lake: Snow Geese Migration 2025

Join Flathead Audubon on Sunday and Monday March 23-24, 2025 for the Snow Geese migration at Freezout Lake!

The Snow Geese are moving from their California wintering grounds to their arctic nesting areas along with thousands of other waterfowl.

We will meet on Sunday morning at 10 am, caravan/carpool to Choteau and arrive in time for the afternoon “fly-out.” After spending a night in Choteau, we will head back out just before daybreak to watch the “mass ascension” of geese from the ponds of Freezout. After the morning’s birding, we, too, will head home in the early afternoon arriving in Kalispell around 5 PM on Friday.

Bob Lee will provide a suggested schedule and route and will be in the front of the group. Participants may choose to pursue the geese on their own as much or as little as they, the weather and the birds allow.

Please make your own arrangements for lodging; primitive camping is available at Freezeout WMA. Motel options include the Stage Stop (406-466-5900), Gunther Motel (406-466-5444), and Big Sky Motel (406-466-5318). Make your reservations early as these hotels will likely fill up.

For more information and to sign up: contact Bob Lee at RML3@centurytel.net.

*Please note Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) now requires that anyone who recreates on state lands have Conservation License. These are available through the FWP website: http://fwp.mt.gov or license dealers. The cost is $8 for residents, $4 for youths and seniors, and $10 for nonresidents. A tip – wait until after the March 1 new license year to purchase your license, so it will be valid for the FAS trip dates.