snow geese

We went bird watching at the Salton Sea today. Saw thousands of snow geese. Went for a walk from the Sonny Bono wildlife refuge along to Red Hill to see how many different ducks and other birds we could see. Then just before sunset we made our way to Unit 1 where there is a viewing platform overlooking marshy ponds and saw some sandhill cranes flying into the area. The geese seemed to have settled down to the east of where we were but just as we decided to go back down to the car, something must have unsettled them and thousands took off again honking and calling and they flew over our heads to the west of the ponds. Magnificent and awe inspiring sight.