Ross’s Goose Photography Tours

Autumn Tours daily: September 13 – October 20
Spring Tours daily: May 1 – 14

1-day (8-hour/day) private guided self-driving Goose Photography tours.
From CAD $690 (about USD $485, £360)
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2-day (Day 1: 8 hours, Day 2: 12  hours) private guided self-driving Crane & Goose Photography tours.
From CAD $1650 (about USD $1170, £875)
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3-day (Day 1: 8 hours, Days 2 & 3: 12  hours) private guided self-driving Crane & Goose Photography tours.
From CAD $2590 (about USD $1840, £1370)
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Tax Receipt: 50% if paid by e-transfer or cheque
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Easy

Mainly a Driving Tour with roadside stops

The Saskatoon region is the best area in Canada for Ross’s Goose photography tours. We are situated near the center of the Ross’s Goose migration path shown on map. We are also the best location in North America for Whooping Crane tours during fall migration.

Ross’s Geese often occur within flocks of Snow Geese but can be distinguished in flight by their smaller size and on land or water by their smaller size and by their equilateral triangle-shaped beak without the dark grinning patch of the Snow Goose. On some occasions, an entire flock may be white Ross’s Geese.

LIST of Expected Bird Species during Goose Photography tours

• Ross’s Goose: Regular, often 10,000+ white morph birds
  Best: April 5 – April 30 and September 10 – November 7
  (Very rare dark morph birds have been on 2 previous tours)
• Snow Goose: Regular, often 100,000+ white morph birds and >10,000 dark morph birds
  Best: April 5 – May 15 and September 10 – November 7
• Canada Goose: Regular, often 1,000+ birds
  Best: March 15 – June 5 and September 1 – December 7
  Common breeding species in Saskatoon region
• Cackling Goose: Frequent, often 500+ birds
  Best: March 25 – April 25 and September 15 – November 30
• Greater White-fronted Goose: Frequent, often 1,000+ birds
  Best: April 10 – April 30 and September 10 – November 7
• Sandhill Crane: Regular, often 5,000+ birds
  Best: April 10 – April 30 and August 25 – October 25
  Better in Fall
  A few Sandhill Cranes breed in Saskatoon region
  Check out our fall Sandhill Crane Photography Sessions.
• Whooping Crane: Regular, often 50 – 150 birds
  Best: September 22 – October 25
  Better in Fall
  Check out our fall Whooping Crane tours
• Tundra Swan: Regular, often 200+ birds
  Best: April 10 – May 15 and October 1 – November 10
• Trumpeter Swan: Regular breeding pairs
  Best: April 1 – May 5 and October 1 – October 15
  Check out our spring tours to Quill Lakes and Greenwater Park

Generally, we see all goose species both spring and autumn with larger numbers during autumn.

How to get to Saskatoon for Goose Photography tours

Air: Saskatoon International Airport (YXE) is served by Air Canada, Westjet, Flair, Porter and their U.S. partners United and Delta.

Air Canada Star Alliance partners also include Aegean, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels, Copa, Croatia, EgyptAir, Ethiopian, EVA, Lot, Lufthansa, SAS, Shenzhen, Singapore, South African, Swiss, TAP, Thai, Turkish, United.

Westjet international partners include AeroMexico, Air France, Air Transat, Azores, Cathay Pacific, China, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta, Emirates, Hainan, Hong Kong, Japan, KLM, Korean, LATAM, Philippine, Quantas, Virgin Atlantic, Xiamen.

Train: Saskatoon’s  Train Station is served by Via Rail’s Canadian train serving Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver.

Bus: Saskatoon – Edmonton and Saskatoon – Regina bus service

Car: Saskatoon is located on Canada’s Yellowhead cross-country highway plus 6 other major highways connecting with all cities in Canada and USA. If you drive, you do not need to rent a car for our tours.

Our goose photography tour guests usually drive their own personal or rented vehicle and pick up the guide from their Saskatoon residence about 7:30 am. The guide then leads you to some the best staging areas for goose photography within 150 km of the city. In the morning, we often stop at the side of a rural road and watch or photograph geese feeding in grain fields. Later in the day, we plan to visit prairie lakes that may contain over 100,000 geese.

The sight of thousands of geese in the air at once makes for great goose photography and an awesome viewing experience.

Our 1-day tours normally returns to Saskatoon at about 3:30 pm. Longer tours may stay out to sunset.

Please email your name and phone number to birdtours {at) sasktel.net with any questions or suggestions.

Please complete and submit the following form.

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I (We) would like to register for the following Autumn 2026 or 2027 tour(s). Check all that apply. *

• 1-day Regular Goose Private Tour ($690).
• 2-day Regular Goose Private Tour ($1650).
• 3-day Regular Goose Private Tour ($2590).
• 1-day Regular Whooping Crane Private Tour ($690).
• 1-day Extended Whooping Crane Private Tour ($990).
• Budget 1-day Whooping Crane Public Tour for 1 person on September 27, 2026 (CAD $490)
• Budget 1-day Whooping Crane Public Tour for 2-4 persons in 1 vehicle on September 27, 2026 (CAD $590)
• 2-day Regular Whooping and Sandhill Crane Private Tour (CAD $1330)
• 2-day tour with regular 8-hour Whooping Crane Private tour on day 1 plus 10 hour Prince Albert National Park birding tour on day 2 (CAD $1780)
• 2-day tour with regular 8-hour Whooping Crane Private tour on day 1 plus 10 hour Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary tour on day 2 (CAD $1780)
• 2-day Extended Whooping and Sandhill Crane Private Tour (CAD $1990)
• 3-day Regular Whooping and Sandhill Crane tour on days 1 and 2 plus Prince Albert National Park Private Tour (CAD $2290)
• 5-day Whooping Crane, Wetland and Forest Birding Public Tour: Oct. 25 – 29 (CAD $3490)
• 7-day Whooping Crane, Wetland and Forest Birding Tour including 2-day Golden Eagle Quest Tour to Cypress Hills: Oct. 25 – 31 (CAD $6480)
• 3-hour SUNRISE Sandhill Crane Public Photography Session for 1 person ($390)
• 3-hour SUNSET Sandhill Crane Public Photography Session for 1 person ($390)
• 3-hour SUNRISE Sandhill Crane Public Photography Session for 2 persons ($490)
• 3-hour SUNSET Sandhill Crane Public Photography Session for 2 persons ($490)
• 3-hour SUNRISE Sandhill Crane Public Photography Session for 3-4 persons ($590)
• 3-hour SUNSET Sandhill Crane Public Photography Session for 3-4 persons ($590)
• 2-day Sandhill Crane Photography Workshop, October 17-18, 2026 ($1590 per person)

50% Tax Receipt available if paid directly to Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation charity. E-transfers work best.

My Preferred Date(s) and Year

Goose tours available during both spring and autumn.

Alternate possible dates if preferred date is not available

I would also like to register for the following Add-On Tours (Sep. 20 – Oct 25)

• 1-day Prince Albert National Park Bird Tour ($990)
• 1-day Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour ($990)

Binoculars

• If available, I would like to borrow a pair of binoculars during tour.
• Please contact me to discuss the possibility of purchasing top-quality image-stabilized binoculars.

Leader Transportation

• I can provide transportation for the leader in my vehicle.

Carpooling during Public Tour

• I (We) have space in our vehicle to transport 1 person willing to share costs.
• I (We) have space in our vehicle to transport 2 persons willing to share costs.
• I (We) prefer to ride in another person’s vehicle and will share costs.
• I (We) cannot drive and need to ride in another person’s vehicle and will share costs.
• I (We) do NOT wish to carpool.

Smoking Restrictions *

• At least 1 member of my party is a smoker.
• All members of my party are non-smokers.

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