Hi all. Interesting goose. I think Lesser Canada Goose, Branta canadensis parvipes, is a reasonable conclusion for the unusual Inwood Hill bird. Though usually pale-breasted, they can be quite dark. However, sub-specific identification of Canada Goose is still an area of considerable uncertainty.
Seth Ausubel Forest Hills, NY On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:59 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote: > I also saw photos today of the Inwood Hill Goose and concluded that it was > not Cackling. > > On the plus side Deborah Allen and Renee Sasaki who tried for the Inwood > Goose and after not find a match subsequently went to Van Cortlandt Park and > found a classic looking Cackling on the Parade Grounds. A nice fine by > Deborah and Renee with great photos too. > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Joe DiCostanzo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> After posting last night about finding the “Cackling Goose” that had been >> reported at Inwood Hill Park in the morning, I received emails from Nathan >> O’Reilly and Lynne Hertzog that they had seen what they assumed was the bird >> in question, but they did not think it was a Cackling Goose. Both were kind >> enough to send me photos. The bird in their photos is unquestionably the >> bird I saw yesterday afternoon. After looking at the photos, I have to say I >> agree there is doubt about it being a Cackling Goose. The bill definitely >> looks too large for Cackling Goose and the bill is certainly much larger >> than on the bird I saw last winter in the park. Plumage-wise it seems a good >> match for “Dusky” Canada Goose (subspecies occidentalis), however, according >> to the references I have checked occidentalis is a large bird, about the >> same size as the common Atlantic form of Canada Goose. This bird is clearly >> much smaller. Body size seems to me to be in the Cackling Goose range, but >> there is that large bill. In the end, I am not comfortable pinning a name on >> it, though Canada Goose is certainly the most likely thing considering range >> and the large bill. >> >> I want to thank Nathan and Lynne for sharing their photos with me. >> >> Joe DiCostanzo >> www.greatgullisland.org >> >> -- >> 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/ --
