I arrived on the parade ground at approximately at 7:10 this morning to scout for my NYC Audubon Van Cortlandt Park bird walk. Shortly after my arrival I spotted the Lesser Canada Goose that first appeared in Inwood Hill Park. Next, I was able to locate the continuing Cackling Goose first found by Debbie Becker and later reported by Andrew Baksch. I last saw it flying east in a small, breakaway flock of local geese at approximately 11:15 a.m.. Hopefully, it did not fly away too far and will stick around long enough for others to enjoy it. To add to Andrew's earlier post, other notable sightings enjoyed by this morning's group included a flyover flock of 20 - 30 Pine Siskins, flyover Eastern Bluebird, Rusty Blackbird, and a presumed Branta/Anser hybrid. Below is my complete e-bird checklist from today's walk.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15625941 Happy birding. Nadir Souirgi -- 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/ --
