Great find, Phil! The Smithtown bird appears to be a molting juvenile--an age that has not, I think, been recorded previously in NYS.
Phil's checklist, with photos, is here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26741575 Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: bounce-120033626-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-120033626-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Phil Uruguay [pgu...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 3:35 PM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Pink Footed Goose, Millers pond Smithtown LI NY Pink footed goose just arrived with large flock Canada's. Here now 3:35 pm, photos Phil Uruburu Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ -- ________________________________ Support CSI students this holiday season each time you shop with Amazon Smile<https://smile.amazon.com/ch/13-3683723> -- 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/ --
