Katy, a city where snow geese sculptures are as common as cowboy boots, is about to give one of its iconic bronze flocks a new roost. The sculpture currently perched at I-10 and Pin Oak Road is set to move to the historic plaza in Downtown Katy, Covering Katy News reports. For those scratching their heads to figure out why a bird native to Canada is so celebrated in the heart of Texas, it's because these geese used to literally blanket Katy's skies by the millions in the '70s, drawn by the then-abundant rice fields – a fact detailed by the Houston Chronicle.

Keep Katy Beautiful, a local organization focused on city beautification, has been coordinating with sculptor Edd Hayes in this game of monumental musical chairs, expecting the artist himself to be present during the relocation. The City of Katy's coffers are to dispense around $62,000 for design and moving services – a little flying money to ensure the geese continue to make their mark, albeit in a new postcode. "It's a lovely addition to the plaza," Keep Katy Beautiful Chair Carrie Singletary told Covering Katy News, seemingly pleased by the migration.

Geese, though, haven't really flocked to Katy since rice farming was gradually replaced by residential development in the 1990s. Today, scarcely 200 to 600 acres of rice paddies exist compared to the 75,000 acres in the '70s, according to the Houston Chronicle. This sharp decrease in agricultural land choked the once bountiful food supply for the geese, leading to a precipitous drop in their migration to Katy.

Nevertheless, efforts to reverse-engineer this flyway are taking off. The Coastal Prairie Conservancy aims to create waterfowl sanctuaries in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, a plan which could potentially to again attract geese in large numbers. Mary Anne Piacentini, president of the Conservancy, told the Houston Chronicle, "If we're able to provide a sanctuary for dispersed ducks and geese and provide access to agricultural related food sources, I think we could see the geese numbers increase in Katy again."

As for the geese sculpture's homing to the downtown square, Mayor Pro Chris Harris put it simply: "It's going to be beautiful when it's done."