RE: [nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose at Fort Tilden (not chaseable)

[Steve Walter]

I'm changing the call to Greater White-fronted Goose. I apologize for not
researching it a little better. But yesterday was a long day in the field -
not one that I wanted to follow up with a lot of time looking at bad
pictures. But with a bit more time to look at the other pictures and pull
out the photo shopping tricks today, there are other things to be seen.

 

Most notably and surprising was the presence of a second non-Canada. And
with two rare geese in the same flock, it quickly favored the somewhat rare
species over the very rare one. The second goose shows an orange bill and
barring underneath - what you'd expect on an adult White-fronted. The
previously discussed individual would appear to be a juvenile - maybe even
the offspring of the adult. 

 

I've uploaded the new pictures to the same e-bird link below.

 

Steve

 

 

 

Among the migration activity today at Fort Tilden, Queens were some very
high migrating Canada Goose flocks. Looking at one small group, I noticed
one that seemed out of whack. I managed to get some pictures that I could
blow up . To me, it looks like a Pink-footed Goose. A picture can be seen on
the e-bird page https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S121416069
  . If I'm wrong, you can
correct me.

 

Some of the other notable results for those that like diurnal migration were
6970 Red-winged Blackbirds and 142 Purple Finches. Also a very few Pine
Siskins and the first of the season Eastern Bluebirds It may not be well
known that the latter annually migrate through the western end of Long
Island along the shore.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose at Fort Tilden (not chaseable)

[Steve Walter]

I'm changing the call to Greater White-fronted Goose. I apologize for not
researching it a little better. But yesterday was a long day in the field -
not one that I wanted to follow up with a lot of time looking at bad
pictures. But with a bit more time to look at the other pictures and pull
out the photo shopping tricks today, there are other things to be seen.

 

Most notably and surprising was the presence of a second non-Canada. And
with two rare geese in the same flock, it quickly favored the somewhat rare
species over the very rare one. The second goose shows an orange bill and
barring underneath - what you'd expect on an adult White-fronted. The
previously discussed individual would appear to be a juvenile - maybe even
the offspring of the adult. 

 

I've uploaded the new pictures to the same e-bird link below.

 

Steve

 

 

 

Among the migration activity today at Fort Tilden, Queens were some very
high migrating Canada Goose flocks. Looking at one small group, I noticed
one that seemed out of whack. I managed to get some pictures that I could
blow up . To me, it looks like a Pink-footed Goose. A picture can be seen on
the e-bird page https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S121416069
  . If I'm wrong, you can
correct me.

 

Some of the other notable results for those that like diurnal migration were
6970 Red-winged Blackbirds and 142 Purple Finches. Also a very few Pine
Siskins and the first of the season Eastern Bluebirds It may not be well
known that the latter annually migrate through the western end of Long
Island along the shore.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY

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