[nysbirds-l] Middletown Pink-footed Goose???

[Alan Wells]

Hi All,

 

My wife and I spent Saturday afternoon looking for the Pink-footed Goose
reported from the Middletown area of Orange Co. Lots of Canada Geese (+ 1
Cackling Goose) near the previous Carmelite Rd location, but no sign of the
PFGO. Around 4 PM we drove to Maple Hill Park (41.443963 -74.439604), near
the corner of California Ave. and Maple Ave, in Wallkill. This location is
about 0.7 mi from Carmelite Rd. Almost immediately we spotted what we
initially thought was the PFGO. Continued inspection of the geese in the
area revealed a second individual of similar appearance. Our general
impression was PFGO, but neither looked quite right. Both individuals had a
dark brown head and general overall PFGO appearance. The bill of the first
individual was pinkish-orange with a dark tip while that of the second was
more extensively dark with limited pale pinkish-orange.  The second
individual had flesh colored feet while those of the first had
yellowish-orange feet.  The bill of both individuals appeared longer than
expected for a PFGO (Bean Goose like?) and both showed a faint light ear
patch (Canada Goose like?).  Comparing our photographs of the two
individuals to the photographs posted by Richard Fried indicates that the
two Maple Hill individual are not the same as previously reported.

 

Photographs of the Maple Hill Park birds may be found at :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/awells48/

 

We are not sure what to call these two birds. Juvenile PFGO? Hybrid Canada x
Greylag? Something else? Any insight would be appreciated!! Thanks!

 

 

Alan & Della Wells

Tomkins Cove, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Painted Bunting Day 2

[Mardi Dickinson]

Birders et al,

Here is day 2 photos of Painted Bunting Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary 11/26/11
http://kymry.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/painted-bunting-cove-island-wildlife-sanctuary-day-two/


Cheers,
Mardi Dickinson
Norwalk, CT
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[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye

[Hugh McGuinness]

I just received a photo from Paul Stoutenburgh of the East Marion (Suffolk
Co.) BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, which appeared yesterday.

Hugh

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

[Sy Schiff]

Posted as requested

- Original Message - > 

Hello Sy-  Could you post this to the NY Birding list for methanks.

Jones Beach State Park  Sat.  11/26:

There was a late season common egret east of the fishing piers on the
bayside of Jones Beach State Park  (Parking Field 10)  a little before
4pm today (Saturday). It was  subsequently also seen by Paul and Martha
Horman.

This was in addition to several nice looks at the ash throated
flycatcher along the fishermen's road at the previously noted location
around 12:30PM or so. After roosting in a small tree it flew off to
the east, one of the other birders present  said "it looked like it
was heading back to the Coast Guard Station". I did not linger in the
area so I cant comment further on that.

FYI- for anybody interested in late season butterflies there were
several orange sulphurs nectaring on the dandelions in the fenced in
yard of the Coast Guard Station.

Steve Rosenthal


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[nysbirds-l] 11/26- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Brooklyn

[fresha2411]

This morning the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher continued at Coney Island Creek Park, 
calling frequently and feeding actively, near a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
It was originally found by Shane Blodgett on Thanksgiving morning.

Also of interest there were ~170 Bonaparte's Gulls in Gravesend Bay (including 
over 50 that floated all the way up Coney Island Creek until they were adjacent 
to Kaiser Park), and 17 White-winged Scoters that flew in from the inlet and 
landed near the base of the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

At Floyd Bennett Field there are ~15 Field Sparrows spread between two 
different locations, which is reasonably notable for the date as far as I know.

Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.

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[nysbirds-l] Niagara River - 12 species of gulls; White Pelican

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

It really felt strange to be birding under such balmy conditions while
looking at so many gulls.  Betsy and I met Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway, and
Kevin McLaughlin at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario where we had distant views
of the RAZORBILL.  The bird was not in front of the walls of the old fort,
as it usually is, but further out and to the left (we were standing almost
directly across from the old fort).

 

The WHITE PELICAN at Jack Custers bird sanctuary, first reported to Ontbirds
this Friday, was present today, on what seems to be a much too small pond
for a bird this size.  I was hoping to see the wing pattern to rule out the
possibility of an exotic pelican species but did not.  Still, it appears to
be a juvenile and is likely an American.  This bird is on Concession Road 7,
about ½ mile south of Niagara Stone Road, west of Virgil, in the Town of
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

 

BONAPARTE’S GULLS continue in good numbers on the river while HERRING GULLS
continue to build but are still well below peak numbers.  Diversity was
excellent with 12 species of gulls found, although that includes singles of
GLAUCOUS GULL (found by Brad Carlson and Gary Chapin, the one we missed),
THAYER’S GULL, and FRANKLIN’S GULLS at the power plants (viewed from the
Adam Beck overlook), a single BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE at the Whirlpool Aero
Car (found by Brad and Gary), and an adult CALIFORNIA GULL at Adam Beck
(found very late in the day by Betsy).  The latter bird was an exciting end
to a fun day of gull-watching, especially for a certain someone who is at
315 species in Ontario this year (congratulations Barb!).  Other gulls were
the expected Ring-billed and Great Black-backed, about 11 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS (above the falls and at Adam Beck), four LITTLE GULLS
(Niagara-on-the-Lake at the Razorbill spot, two downriver from the Queenston
boat ramp, and a first-winter bird at the Whirlpool), and about six ICELAND
GULLS at the power plants.

 

>From what I heard, nobody saw any Black Vultures today.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

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[nysbirds-l] Black Headed Gull at Riis Park, Rockaways

[Richard Fleming]

After failing to locate the Ross' Goose at Floyd Bennett Field this morning
(11/26), I cycled across the bridge to Riis park, where I found an adult
winter plumaged Black Headed Gull standing on the beach within the half
circle formed by the promenade at the western end of the park, along with
some 150 Ring Billed Gulls. Many Red Throated Loons and parties of Common
Eider were just offshore. (About 25 Horned Larks were at Floyd Bennett
field, in the grassy area to the north of the astroturf soccer pitches).

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[nysbirds-l] Montauk Pt. & Vicinity (Suffolk Co.)

[ken feustel]

An atypical (weather-wise) late November at  Montauk Pt. yielded a good loon 
flight, with Red-throated Loons in the majority, a small numbers of Razorbills 
(19),  and a fair number of Bonaparte's Gulls (90). Scoters and Eiders were in 
the thousands, but the majority of large flocks were well offshore. The weather 
was just too pleasant for good birds. The previously reported Blue-gray 
Gnatcatcher put in an appearance on the south side of the Point, call ing 
frequently in the warm sun. At Deep Hollow Ranch, the Canada Goose flock with 
the single White-fronted Goose was on the south side of Montauk Highway. At 
Duryea's Lobster Deck on the east side of Fort Pond Bay,Bob Kurtz discovered a 
Brown Pelican sleeping on top of one of the mooring poles. At the Town Park at 
the west end of Navy Road a walk out on the dock into Fort Pond Bay yielded 
excellent, close looks at eight Red-necked Grebes, the only grebes we saw all 
day. A few Laughing Gulls were still present at the Point and Lake Montauk 
jetty. At Napeague Harbor we did not see the Snowy Owl, but reliable Lazy Point 
Larry (the Lesser Black-backed Gull) was on station, and four species of 
shorebirds were on the flats. 

Ken & Sue Feustel
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[nysbirds-l] Two Selasphorus

[Hugh McGuinness]

Dear NY Birders,

For the record: As of last Wednesday there were two Selasphorus
Hummingbirds on the South Fork (Suffolk Co.). Both are on private property
and cannot be visited by birders. I am looking for a bander who might want
to come out to the East End and band these birds. The bird in Southampton
has been present for nearly a month and the East Hampton bird for about a
week. One appears to be an immature male and the other an adult female.

Hugh

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[nysbirds-l] Ross' Goose and Harlequin Duck, plus Lenoir Preserve Hummingbirds

[Seth Ausubel]

The Ross' Goose was still on the lawn at the Brooklyn Golf Center across from 
the Aviator Sports entrance to Floyd Bennett Field late this afternoon.  An 
immature male Harlequin Duck was off the fisherman's parking lot at Fort 
Tilden.  There were about 500 Bonaparte's Gulls feeding offshore.  The Rufous 
Hummingbird continues at Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers.  The second hummingbird 
there is a Ruby-throated.

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Eastport, Pond/Sod fields/Bike path

[Patrick Santinello]

A fairly nice array of ducks on Eastport pond this AM.  Still quite a number
of Ring-necked Ducks (~80) along with small numbers of Canvasback (7), Am.
Wigeon (~18), Lesser Scaup (4), Gadwall (2) along with Black Duck, Mallard,
Ruddy Duck.  Along the western shore of the pond toward the north end just
before the pond opens up to the northwest "cove" was a Black-crowned Night
Heron.

 

Still a fair amount of shore birds on the Sod field that is at the
intersection of Eastport Manor Road and Head of the Neck Road, dozens of
Black-bellied Plover along with around a couple dozen Least Sandpipers.
Nothing that I could detect at the larger sod fields along Cty Road 51.

 

I had a couple Golden-crowned Kinglets at the Cty Road 51 bike path as well
as one Eastern Bluebird.

 

Cheers,

Patrick Santinello

Eastport, NY

 

 

 


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[nysbirds-l] County to close parks

[TwoSides22]

For anyone who hasn't heard..
 
Jeanne
 
 
 
We need your help! 
Westchester County Plans to CLOSE  Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary and 5 
other Nature Centers, and lay off the  Curators/Naturalists.
As you may be aware,  Westchester County's proposed 2012 budget includes 
210 layoffs and further  cuts across many departments.  A large  percentage of 
these layoffs and cuts have come from the Conservation  Division of the 
Department of Parks, Recreation and  Conservation, including  the closing of 
all six nature centers and cancellation of all wildlife  monitoring, habitat 
maintenance, and nature education  programs.  This Division is  entrusted 
with protecting the natural resources of County parkland, and  these layoffs 
further erode environmental programs that have already been  reduced. Further 
information on the budget can be found  here: 
 
_http://www3.westchestergov.com/news/3102-astorino-proposes-2012-budget-with-zero-increase-in-county-tax-levy_
 
(http://www3.westchestergov.com/news/3102-astorino-proposes-2012-budget-with-zero-increase-in-county-tax-levy)
 


Here are the list of nature centers  whose buildings will close and whose 
staff will be eliminated if this  budget is adopted:
-- Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary in  Rye, NY
-- Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, NY  
-- Cranberry Lake Preserve in  West Harrison, NY 
-- Croton Point Nature Center in  Croton-on-Hudson, NY 
-- Trailside Nature Museum (Pound  Ridge) in Cross River, NY 
-- Lenior Preserve in Yonkers,  NY 
We urge you to please make every effort to  attend one of the public budget 
hearings listed  below to let your concerns with these budget cuts  be 
known.  
The Southern Westchester  County Regional Public Hearing on the 2012 Budget 
will take place  on Tuesday, November 22 at 7pm at New Rochelle High  
School, 265 Clove Road, New Rochelle.
The Northern Westchester  County Regional Public Hearing on the budget will 
take place  on Wednesday, November 30 at 7pm at Somers High  School, 120 
Primrose Street, Lincolndale.
The third and final Regional Public Hearing on the  2012 Budget will take 
place on Tuesday, December 6 at 7pm in the Board Of Legislators Chambers on 
the  8th Floor of the Michaelian Office Building in White  Plains.
Please  take a moment to call, e-mail and/or send a hard copy letter to all 
of  your legislators NOW - before you forget! 
Their address is:

800 Michaelian  Office Building, 
148 Martine Ave,  8th Floor, 
White Plains, NY  10601
  
Please use the attached  letter as a template, and feel free to change it 
and personalize it -  particularly the first sentence.  You can also e-mail 
your letters.  Sending both hard copy and e-mail letters would be the best 
option.  For a directory of legislators please go  to: 
_http://westchesterlegislators.com/contact-us.html_ 
(http://westchesterlegislators.com/contact-us.html) 


Please also send a letter to the  County Executive, Robert Astorino at:  
_ce@westchestergov.com_ (mailto:c...@westchestergov.com)or  
_http://www3.westchestergov.com/home/e-mail-the-ce_ 
(http://www3.westchestergov.com/home/e-mail-the-ce)  
and hard copy  to:  
County Executive, 
900 Michaelian  Building, 
148 Martine Ave., 
White Plains, NY  10601  


Please send a letter to the  Commissioner of Parks, Recreation & 
Conservation Kathleen O'Connor at:  
_parksinfo@westchestergov.com_ (mailto:parksi...@westchestergov.com) 
and hard copy  to: 
25 Moore Ave., 
Mt. Kisco, NY  10549

Thank you for your  support!
Sincerely,
Friends of Read Wildlife  Sanctuary 


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[nysbirds-l] clarification

[Andrew Block]

Let me clarify my previous email.  It's in the Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary 
in Cove Island Park.  That's on Cove Road.
 
Andrew

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[nysbirds-l] extralimital Painted Bunting

[Andrew Block]

For you NYers who don't get the Connecticut list there is a gorgeous male 
Painted Bunting being seen at the Cove Island Park in Stamford.  The park is 
adjacent to where a White-winged Dove is also being seen at a private 
residence.   I've saw both, quite exciting.
 
Andrew

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[nysbirds-l] extralimital Painted Bunting

[Andrew Block]

For you NYers who don't get the Connecticut list there is a gorgeous male 
Painted Bunting being seen at the Cove Island Park in Stamford.  The park is 
adjacent to where a White-winged Dove is also being seen at a private 
residence.   I've saw both, quite exciting.
 
Andrew

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[nysbirds-l] clarification

[Andrew Block]

Let me clarify my previous email.  It's in the Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary 
in Cove Island Park.  That's on Cove Road.
 
Andrew

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[nysbirds-l] County to close parks

[TwoSides22]

For anyone who hasn't heard..
 
Jeanne
 
 
 
We need your help! 
Westchester County Plans to CLOSE  Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary and 5 
other Nature Centers, and lay off the  Curators/Naturalists.
As you may be aware,  Westchester County's proposed 2012 budget includes 
210 layoffs and further  cuts across many departments.  A large  percentage of 
these layoffs and cuts have come from the Conservation  Division of the 
Department of Parks, Recreation and  Conservation, including  the closing of 
all six nature centers and cancellation of all wildlife  monitoring, habitat 
maintenance, and nature education  programs.  This Division is  entrusted 
with protecting the natural resources of County parkland, and  these layoffs 
further erode environmental programs that have already been  reduced. Further 
information on the budget can be found  here: 
 
_http://www3.westchestergov.com/news/3102-astorino-proposes-2012-budget-with-zero-increase-in-county-tax-levy_
 
(http://www3.westchestergov.com/news/3102-astorino-proposes-2012-budget-with-zero-increase-in-county-tax-levy)
 


Here are the list of nature centers  whose buildings will close and whose 
staff will be eliminated if this  budget is adopted:
-- Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary in  Rye, NY
-- Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, NY  
-- Cranberry Lake Preserve in  West Harrison, NY 
-- Croton Point Nature Center in  Croton-on-Hudson, NY 
-- Trailside Nature Museum (Pound  Ridge) in Cross River, NY 
-- Lenior Preserve in Yonkers,  NY 
We urge you to please make every effort to  attend one of the public budget 
hearings listed  below to let your concerns with these budget cuts  be 
known.  
The Southern Westchester  County Regional Public Hearing on the 2012 Budget 
will take place  on Tuesday, November 22 at 7pm at New Rochelle High  
School, 265 Clove Road, New Rochelle.
The Northern Westchester  County Regional Public Hearing on the budget will 
take place  on Wednesday, November 30 at 7pm at Somers High  School, 120 
Primrose Street, Lincolndale.
The third and final Regional Public Hearing on the  2012 Budget will take 
place on Tuesday, December 6 at 7pm in the Board Of Legislators Chambers on 
the  8th Floor of the Michaelian Office Building in White  Plains.
Please  take a moment to call, e-mail and/or send a hard copy letter to all 
of  your legislators NOW - before you forget! 
Their address is:

800 Michaelian  Office Building, 
148 Martine Ave,  8th Floor, 
White Plains, NY  10601
  
Please use the attached  letter as a template, and feel free to change it 
and personalize it -  particularly the first sentence.  You can also e-mail 
your letters.  Sending both hard copy and e-mail letters would be the best 
option.  For a directory of legislators please go  to: 
_http://westchesterlegislators.com/contact-us.html_ 
(http://westchesterlegislators.com/contact-us.html) 


Please also send a letter to the  County Executive, Robert Astorino at:  
_ce@westchestergov.com_ (mailto:c...@westchestergov.com)or  
_http://www3.westchestergov.com/home/e-mail-the-ce_ 
(http://www3.westchestergov.com/home/e-mail-the-ce)  
and hard copy  to:  
County Executive, 
900 Michaelian  Building, 
148 Martine Ave., 
White Plains, NY  10601  


Please send a letter to the  Commissioner of Parks, Recreation  
Conservation Kathleen O'Connor at:  
_parksinfo@westchestergov.com_ (mailto:parksi...@westchestergov.com) 
and hard copy  to: 
25 Moore Ave., 
Mt. Kisco, NY  10549

Thank you for your  support!
Sincerely,
Friends of Read Wildlife  Sanctuary 


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[nysbirds-l] Montauk Pt. Vicinity (Suffolk Co.)

[ken feustel]

An atypical (weather-wise) late November at  Montauk Pt. yielded a good loon 
flight, with Red-throated Loons in the majority, a small numbers of Razorbills 
(19),  and a fair number of Bonaparte's Gulls (90). Scoters and Eiders were in 
the thousands, but the majority of large flocks were well offshore. The weather 
was just too pleasant for good birds. The previously reported Blue-gray 
Gnatcatcher put in an appearance on the south side of the Point, call ing 
frequently in the warm sun. At Deep Hollow Ranch, the Canada Goose flock with 
the single White-fronted Goose was on the south side of Montauk Highway. At 
Duryea's Lobster Deck on the east side of Fort Pond Bay,Bob Kurtz discovered a 
Brown Pelican sleeping on top of one of the mooring poles. At the Town Park at 
the west end of Navy Road a walk out on the dock into Fort Pond Bay yielded 
excellent, close looks at eight Red-necked Grebes, the only grebes we saw all 
day. A few Laughing Gulls were still present at the Point and Lake Montauk 
jetty. At Napeague Harbor we did not see the Snowy Owl, but reliable Lazy Point 
Larry (the Lesser Black-backed Gull) was on station, and four species of 
shorebirds were on the flats. 

Ken  Sue Feustel
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[nysbirds-l] Black Headed Gull at Riis Park, Rockaways

[Richard Fleming]

After failing to locate the Ross' Goose at Floyd Bennett Field this morning
(11/26), I cycled across the bridge to Riis park, where I found an adult
winter plumaged Black Headed Gull standing on the beach within the half
circle formed by the promenade at the western end of the park, along with
some 150 Ring Billed Gulls. Many Red Throated Loons and parties of Common
Eider were just offshore. (About 25 Horned Larks were at Floyd Bennett
field, in the grassy area to the north of the astroturf soccer pitches).

-- 
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

[Sy Schiff]

Posted as requested

- Original Message -  

Hello Sy-  Could you post this to the NY Birding list for methanks.

Jones Beach State Park  Sat.  11/26:

There was a late season common egret east of the fishing piers on the
bayside of Jones Beach State Park  (Parking Field 10)  a little before
4pm today (Saturday). It was  subsequently also seen by Paul and Martha
Horman.

This was in addition to several nice looks at the ash throated
flycatcher along the fishermen's road at the previously noted location
around 12:30PM or so. After roosting in a small tree it flew off to
the east, one of the other birders present  said it looked like it
was heading back to the Coast Guard Station. I did not linger in the
area so I cant comment further on that.

FYI- for anybody interested in late season butterflies there were
several orange sulphurs nectaring on the dandelions in the fenced in
yard of the Coast Guard Station.

Steve Rosenthal


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[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye

[Hugh McGuinness]

I just received a photo from Paul Stoutenburgh of the East Marion (Suffolk
Co.) BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, which appeared yesterday.

Hugh

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The Ross School
18 Goodfriend Drive
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[nysbirds-l] Middletown Pink-footed Goose???

[Alan Wells]

Hi All,

 

My wife and I spent Saturday afternoon looking for the Pink-footed Goose
reported from the Middletown area of Orange Co. Lots of Canada Geese (+ 1
Cackling Goose) near the previous Carmelite Rd location, but no sign of the
PFGO. Around 4 PM we drove to Maple Hill Park (41.443963 -74.439604), near
the corner of California Ave. and Maple Ave, in Wallkill. This location is
about 0.7 mi from Carmelite Rd. Almost immediately we spotted what we
initially thought was the PFGO. Continued inspection of the geese in the
area revealed a second individual of similar appearance. Our general
impression was PFGO, but neither looked quite right. Both individuals had a
dark brown head and general overall PFGO appearance. The bill of the first
individual was pinkish-orange with a dark tip while that of the second was
more extensively dark with limited pale pinkish-orange.  The second
individual had flesh colored feet while those of the first had
yellowish-orange feet.  The bill of both individuals appeared longer than
expected for a PFGO (Bean Goose like?) and both showed a faint light ear
patch (Canada Goose like?).  Comparing our photographs of the two
individuals to the photographs posted by Richard Fried indicates that the
two Maple Hill individual are not the same as previously reported.

 

Photographs of the Maple Hill Park birds may be found at :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/awells48/

 

We are not sure what to call these two birds. Juvenile PFGO? Hybrid Canada x
Greylag? Something else? Any insight would be appreciated!! Thanks!

 

 

Alan  Della Wells

Tomkins Cove, NY


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