Hi Everyone, I stopped at Massapequa Preserve to check out the previously reported possible hybrid Ross/ Snow Goose. I don't see anything indicating a hybrid - looks like a Snow Goose to me - in any event it was very vocal with the Canada Geese - it was at the Pittsburgh Ave Pond and the stream south of Clark St. Also in the stream, but North of Clark St was a continuing male Wood Duck. Other waterfowl included Pintail, Bufflehead, Ruddy, Black Duck, Coots and Mallards - many walking on the ice giving good photo ops.
At my house (2 blocks from the preserve) Cardinals and Song Sparrows were singing. Good birding, Rob in Massapequa www.longislandbirding.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
