Maybe I’d see it differently if the pictures were larger, but this looks like a regular Canada Goose to me. Structurally, it looks like the canadensis (or interior) subspecies should. The bill may be on the shorter side of average, but I found a couple in my photo collection that look the same. Shape wise, it looks more like Canada than Cackling. The head shape says Canada to me. Maybe photographing a wider range of canadensis and interior (and determining if they can be separated?) may be a project for next winter. Even now, I have a canadensis picture on my geese gallery.
Another goose point that I might mention. I compared the Greater White-fronted Goose from Flushing Meadows to others that I’ve photographed and noticed a head / bill shape / profile difference. So maybe a better way to separate North American vs. Greenland birds (since it’s said the bill color isn’t reliable). Isn’t waterfowl identification fun? I got to get back to identifying the duck that appears at 2:31 of the Katrina & the Waves – Walking on Sunshine video. Steve Walter http://stevewalternature.com/ From: bounce-120268436-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-120268436-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Post Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:10 PM To: Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> Cc: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu; Nyc ebirds <ebirds...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park geese Ardith Bondi has kindly added some of my recent photos of small "white-cheeked geese" from Central Park Reservoir (NY Co.) to her website. They include additional photos of the original bird first found on 12 February (and still present on 9 March), and a second similar-sized goose taken on 9 March. Also included is one of Ardith's photos from Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) from 18 February. Click on the image to enlarge. http://www.ardithbondi.com/page127.html Peter Post On Mar 10, 2016, at 4:30 AM, Andrew Baksh wrote: Did you get any photos of this other small "White-cheeked Goose?" Thanks 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> The Art of War (\__/) (= '.'=) (") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com <http://www.birdingdude.blogspot.com> On Mar 9, 2016, at 9:10 PM, <pwp...@nyc.rr.com <mailto:pwp...@nyc.rr.com> > <pwp...@nyc.rr.com <mailto:pwp...@nyc.rr.com> > wrote: The small Canada/Cackling Goose that I first reported on the Central Park (NY Co.) Reservoir on February 12th was still present today. In addition, also today, was a second similarly sized goose. This second bird, however, is not as dark as the other one, but is similar in color to the larger Canada's. It also called. The call was noticeably different and to my ear higher pitched. Peter Post NYC 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/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- -- 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/ --
