I don't have any updates from today, following the snow storm, but I've received some very interesting information regarding the recent reports of Barnacle Geese in western Suffolk County, LI.
First, from Tim Dunn, I learned that he observed a Barnacle Goose at Pinelawn Memorial yesterday afternoon at the same time I and others were watching a Barnacle Goose at St Charles Cemetery--just a kilometer or two away. Then, today, I learned from Gary Strauss that the Barnacle Goose he saw at Pinelawn Memorial yesterday was banded on both legs; the bird that several of us studied at St Charles on Saturday appeared to me and to Patricia Lindsay to be unbanded. To give some background, an unbanded Barnacle Goose was present in this area from Nov 2008 to Feb 2009-- 29 Nov 08 St Charles Cemetery http://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/LongIslandMiscellany2008#5276791740095327170 6 Dec 08 St Charles Cemetery http://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/LongIslandMiscellany2008#5276794358820830290 6 Feb 09 Belmont Lake SP http://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/Various2009#5299787210839441298 15 Feb 09 St Charles Cemetery http://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/Various2009#5304288584864219714 I can't comment on the presence/absence of bands for the observations from Belmont Lake SP on Saturday and last evening (at that site, the birds are seen on the water), or from St Charles yesterday afternoon (owing to distance and terrain), but it would seem that there are two Barnacle Geese in western Suffolk County! Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________ Think green before you print this email. -- 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/ --
