Tens of thousands of snow geese arrive at Middle Creek after winter weather delays

Tens of thousands of snow geese arrive at Middle Creek after winter weather delays

The first sizable flocks of snow geese have arrived at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area after icy weather kept them at bay earlier this month.

When the Sky Turns White at Middle Creek

The first sound is not the honk but the rush — a low, living wind that seems to gather itself over the lake. Then the white lifts. At Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, just as the sun begins its slow descent behind the Lancaster County hills, tens of thousands of snow geese rise from the water at once, their wings catching the light like torn paper in a storm. The flock bends and reforms midair, a single breathing organism. For a moment, th…