10/10/2026
Half a million geese can't all be wrong. 🪿
It's World Migratory Bird Day, and Saskatchewan is right in the middle of the autumn rush. Snow geese, sandhill cranes and, if you're lucky, endangered whooping cranes stop here to rest and refuel on their way south.
Last Mountain Lake is the place to start. Founded in 1887, it's the oldest bird sanctuary in North America. Go at first light, when thousands of geese lift off at once.
💬 Ever seen a snow goose lift-off?
📸 Devona Hill Photography/TSK (1), Neil Zeller Photography (2), Nick Saunders (3), Chris Hendrickson Photography/TSK (4)
📍 Moose Jaw, Great Sand Hills, , Marcelin, Last Mountain Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary