Yesterday’s Cackler continues at the handball courts, and I located another individual on the lakeshore nearby. This second bird is even smaller and more striking, with a tiny bill and a very blocky head. At a glance, the goose strongly resembled the one that stayed through last winter, most based on overall proportions and plumage details like the cheek patch shape and the white collar. There was also a dark-cheeked, small Canada in the same subflock also looked quite familiar in comparison to an associate of the ‘16-‘17 visitor. I’ll have to review my photos, but it definitely caught my attention.
A pair of Wood Ducks are also present on the lake. Cheers! -Tim H > On Nov 10, 2017, at 4:49 PM, Timothy Healy <tp...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > I found a Richardson’s Cackling Goose on an evening walk at Hendrickson Park. > The bird was feeding within the fence by the handball courts on the > southwestern side of the lake. Overall goose numbers continue to increase > slowly but steadily. > > Cheers! > -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
