The Barnacle Goose was still present in a flock of about 20 Canada Geese in the vicinity of West Island up until about 4:00 PM. At exactly 4:02 PM the entire flock took off slowly, turned over the Vanderbilt Playground and headed in the direction of Greenwood Cemetery.
Bob Gochfeld -----Original Message----- From: Shane Blodgett <[email protected]> To: NYSBIRDS-L <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 2:52 pm Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose in Prospect Park The Barnacle Goose-yes it is-is currently on Prospect Lake near 3 Sisters Islands with ~50 Canadas. Shane B. On Oct 24, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Rob Jett <[email protected]> wrote: I received a report that Alex Wilson has found a Barnacle Goose in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. The bird is on Prospect Lake. The closest entrance to the lake by car is Prospect Park Southwest and Vanderbuilt Street. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/[email protected]/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/ --
