Went out to Marratooka Lake in Mattituck today to look for the Barnacle Goose that has been consistantly reported there lately. When I arrived around 2:15pm, there weren't very many geese on the pond (not nearly as many as had been reported before), and during the 45 minutes that I was there, they almost all left. There was no Barnacle Goose present during that time, nor any Greater White-fronted Geese, though I did spot at least one CACKLING GOOSE early on. Some other birders who came by said that they had been at the pond earlier and had also not seen the Barnacle Goose.
There was a nice assortment of ducks, including one NORTHERN PINTAIL. Later after hitting up a few more spots on the north fork, I returned to Marratooka Lake just before dark (about 4:35pm). The geese were all returning to the pond for the night, and I spotted the BARNACLE GOOSE as well as one GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, in the company of approximately 1150 Canada Geese. Sara Burch -- 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/ --
