Anser caerulescens have quite an expansive geographical range. They leave their wintering grounds in March and head north over the New England states. They rest between the first week in April and the end of May in the St. Lawrence River area. They then continue northward over central Quebec, Canada to their destination in the northeast artic. The breeding grounds cover the area from northern Baffin Island, west to Bathurst Island, north to Alert on Ellesmere Island, and east to northwest Greenland. The southwest coast of Bylot is the location of the main nesting colony. They leave their breeding grounds in September. They begin to arrive at the St. Lawrence River area in October and stay until early November when they continue to their American wintering grounds(Heyland, 2000). Their main wintering grounds are along the gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas between the Mississippi delta and Corpus Christi, Texas. However, in recent years colonies have been seen in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa. Smaller numbers are found in eastern Mexico and southern New Mexico (Belrose, 1942).

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )