Looking up, I spotted the night’s biggest wonder — a flock of eleven beautiful snow geese hovering just a few yards above our heads. The birds had arrived without a sound.

Snow geese can fly between 40 and 50 miles per hour and have been known to fly for as long as 70 hours and 1,700 miles in continuous flight. Snow geese aren't the only attraction at the two refuges.

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Snow geese take off from a field in Ruthsburg, Maryland, on Jan. 25, 2023. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Experts say there could be 200 to 300 birds infected.

Also, look for a small, duck-sized white goose in the flock called the Ross’ goose, which is a distinct species from snow geese. The elfin-looking goose has a rounded forehead and a stubby beak.

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Full bodies provide the ultimate in realism, which can matter because adult snow geese are wary, and fooling a flock of 1,000 birds means you have 2,000 eyes to deceive.