This evening we watched a huge flock of snow geese land in the field.They landed in a swhirling whirlpool that looked like a tornado and covered the whole field in white,then took off all at once.They are amazing to watch.We drove back the road with the twins(My 7 yr old Great niece and Nephew that come to the country from the city on the weekends) so that they could get a good view of the geese.On the way home we asked the twins what their best memory of the weekend was and they said"The Snow Geese".They are Smaller than the domestic goose. Pure white with black wing tips.The Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) breeds on the artic tundra of far northern Canada.Almost as soon as the newborns can fly at the end of summer, the geese migrate south. Most geese will cross the Bering Sea and head for the northwest coast of the United States, before moving south to California and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a very common species and thousands may be seen in wintering flocks, high-flying, noisy flocks.

You see me as I pass high overhead
And you stand feet planted on firm ground,
My trumpets resonate in the cool autumn air,
And mortal men are entranced by the sound,
It lifts your spirit from coils of the earth
And just for a moment you can almost fly,
Stranger beneath me gazing in wonder,
So quickly the moment passes you by.
..Song of the Snow Goose by Sidney Johnson

I did not get good pictures of the Snow Geese but I found this on line,they are really nice pics if you want to see more.The Flight of the Snow Geese pictures from wildlife tos on webshots
Snow Goose Song a sound clip
http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/snow_goose_info.htm