Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Brant x Cackling Goose on Long Island

2011-12-25 Thread Angus Wilson
The story of this fascinating bird actually goes back to 2003. See the detailed discussion here: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/OddBrant.html I find it particularly interesting that what is most likely the same individual has returned to this location in some but not all winters. Where does it go

RE: [nysbirds-l] Possible Brant x Cackling Goose on Long Island

2011-12-25 Thread Steve Walter
As you look below, you'll see that this is a reply on a posting from three years ago (a useful write up by Shai Mitra discussing the subject). What surely must be the same bird, believed to be a Cackling Goose - Brant hybrid, is back at the same location. This is at Flushing Meadows - Corona

RE: [nysbirds-l] Possible Brant x Cackling Goose on Long Island

2011-12-25 Thread Steve Walter
As you look below, you'll see that this is a reply on a posting from three years ago (a useful write up by Shai Mitra discussing the subject). What surely must be the same bird, believed to be a Cackling Goose - Brant hybrid, is back at the same location. This is at Flushing Meadows - Corona

Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Brant x Cackling Goose on Long Island

2011-12-25 Thread Angus Wilson
The story of this fascinating bird actually goes back to 2003. See the detailed discussion here: http://www.oceanwanderers.com/OddBrant.html I find it particularly interesting that what is most likely the same individual has returned to this location in some but not all winters. Where does it go