I was able to see the Ross's Goose found yesterday by Jim Pawlicki and Bill Watson at Beaver Island SP (Grand Island, NY). The bird was on the manicured swimming beach towards the marina. When I saw the bird it was in a group of gulls (mostly Ring-billed, but Herring and Boneparte's also present on the beach). The much larger deep-pink leg caught my eye, and then the bird was easy to pick out from the gulls with which the goose was associating. I was able to view 3 pipits at the park as well.
A complete checklist can be viewed here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20624246 A quick stop at the Erie Basin Marina (Buffalo, NY) yielded 1 Rusty Blackbird (previously reported?) and 2 Fox Sparrows. A complete checklist can be viewed here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20624466 Joe Fell Buffalo, NY joetf1...@aol.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
