This morning I found a "Richardson's" cackling goose in Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park, Queens County. The bird was with Canada geese
and brant, in a basin just south of Citifield. To reach the spot,
from the Van Wyck Expwy (I-678) exit off the Long Island Expwy, head
north on College Point Blvd., less than 1/10 mile, to the first
traffic light. Turn left into the park. Proceed a short distance
under the Van Wyck, and turn right on the park loop road. Proceed
about 1/4 mile. You'll see a gray building with a roof support
structure that looks like a suspension bridge. The basin will be on
your left. You can park near the building, under the Van Wyck. There
was also a flock of about 25 American pipits there, strangely favoring
an astroturf soccer field amidst all the real grass.
A belated report from last Sunday, November 8: I found 2 drake
Eurasian wigeon on Patchogue Lake, in Patchogue. The lake can be
accessed from the apartment complex at its southwest corner. A horned
grebe was also somewhat out of place there, and I saw 19 species of
waterfowl in a sweep of freshwater ponds in western Suffolk and Nassau.
Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY
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