RE: [nysbirds-l] Central Park Goose. An Experts Opinion

2016-02-16 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi Peter and all, Two facts have been known for a long time but seem consistently neglected in the conventional wisdom: 1. Richardson's Goose has occurred in the Northeast for a long time (old specimen records), it is increasing in abundance and distribution, and it is highly variable.. 2.

RE: [nysbirds-l] Central Park Goose. An Experts Opinion

2016-02-16 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi Peter and all, Two facts have been known for a long time but seem consistently neglected in the conventional wisdom: 1. Richardson's Goose has occurred in the Northeast for a long time (old specimen records), it is increasing in abundance and distribution, and it is highly variable.. 2.

Re:[nysbirds-l] Central Park Goose. An Experts Opinion

2016-02-15 Thread Andrew Baksh
Ken is right about "Lesser Canada" which is what I alluded to in my earlier response. The question for me then is, what does B.Hutchinsii "variant" really mean? Conservative approach to something none of us could really put a label on? I see Geese like this at many locations throughout our