Dear Martin & all,
The 'white goose' with the Canada Goose flocks that gather & feed on
the Parade Ground of Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx County, NY) is a Snow
Goose; simply by size relative to the many Canadas it is with, we can
be rather certain of that. Details observed with closer scoping and
good photos, especially of the head and bill, fully confirm this bird
as a Snow (& not a Ross's) Goose. The Snow Goose has been quite
regular in appearing at the Parade Ground and the nearby lake; this
bird was present at the time I discovered the Pink-footed Goose there,
which latter has not been seen in about 3 weeks now at that Bronx
site. (I saw the Snow Goose again at 4pm this Friday, 20 January 2017.)
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Date: 1/20/2017
From: Carney, Martin
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt White Goose
I observed a white goose with many Canada geese in the northwest
quadrant
of the parade grounds at Van Cortlandt Park today around 3:30 pm. I
believe it is a Snow Goose but would love more opinions (particularly
the
kind that would make it a Ross's Goose!). Happy Birding....Martin Carney
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Good birding,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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