Shai's sleuth work led to my post from two winters ago. If you were looking for the picture, the current link is <http://www.stevewalternature.com/birds/geese.htm> http://www.stevewalternature.com/birds/geese.htm . Another link is Angus Wilson's <http://www.oceanwanderers.com/OddBrant.html> http://www.oceanwanderers.com/OddBrant.html . The upshot of this is that the Randall's Island bird is very likely the same one that's been seen intermittently at Flushing Meadow - Corona Park in Queens since January 2003. The interaction of the hybrid with other Brant, as reported by Anya, is consistent with what I've seen.
Steve Walter Bayside, NY From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 8:10 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Hybrid Goose Question and Photos, Randall's Island Cool-looking bird! It or one like it seems to pop up around here about every three years or so, at intervals just long enough that it's difficult to remember all the details. I found this archived page and am sure I have some stuff about it in my files: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg05961.html Shai Mitra Bay Shore On Mar 16, 2014, at 12:08 AM, AA Fawkes <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all; A hybrid goose has spent the winter with the brant flock on Randall's Island, first noted (by me, at least) in January the same day the barnacle goose was found. It appears very similar to a dark brant, but aside from the obvious darker coloration, particularly on the flanks, and reduced black on the neck, there is also reduced white uppertail coverts and subtly different head and neck shape. Brant x Cackling goose has been suggested and seems plausible to me, although I don't know if this combination has been ever definitively recorded. A few pictures taken today are on my flickr page, below. Also of interest, every time I have seen it this bird has kept to the very edge of the brant flock- the other birds don't seem fond of it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/elwingflight/sets/72157640157804394/ Anya Auerbach -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- _____ The Campaign for CSI: <http://www.csi.cuny.edu/foundation/> For College and Community -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> 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/ --
