Sorry for the false alarm, but the reported Greater White-fronted Goose from yesterday isn't actually what I said it was...oops! I was rushing to attend an appointment at the Huntington Medical Group(just down the road) and noticed a goose with a bright orange bill and legs. I pulled over and quickly snapped crappy shots from my camera phone through my scope, however, I didn't get a chance to thoroughly study the bird(like I normally would have liked to). In fact, the bird is a Graylag x Canada Goose hybrid- not special at all. The bird's identity was ascertained by photos sent to me. My apologies for this premature sighting....and for the several of you that went to observe the bird.
Good birding, Vinny Pellegrino picasaweb.com/vinnypelle East Northport, NY "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined." -Henry David Thoreau ________________________________ From: Vinny Pellegrino <pellegri...@ymail.com> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 11:36:30 AM Subject: [nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose- field on Pulaski Rd A Greater White-fronted Goose is feeding in an open field with at least 100 Canada Geese on Pulaski Road. I saw it while driving past the field and pulled over to take out my scope. I managed to snap a few shots with my camera phone thru the scope. The field is located just east of the intersection of Pulaski Road and Park Avenue in Greenlawn. The open field is filled with Canada Geese so its pretty obvious. Photos will be uploaded later and cand be accessed by the link below. This was just five minutes ago from the time I sent this message. picasaweb.com/vinnypelle Vinny Pellegrino East Northport, NY *Sent from the field* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --