For any New Yorkers near the Massachusetts border, an adult BARNACLE GOOSE that has been around since 2/20 is still present at Mill Pond, a little pond at the junction of routes 23 and 41 in SOUTH EGREMONT, MA. The bird hangs around with that Canada Geese at the far western side of the pond. My deepest apologies for the late post: I ran into some New Yorkers observing the bird today, and it randomly occurred to me that this bird is still legitimate for the NY list. At least the bird is still there! Mill/Smiley's pond is a great local hotspot that often as other noteworthy water birds (from ducks to bitterns to terns and shorebirds and rails) and sometimes Cackling Geese will show up in the flock the Barnacle is in, though none have been noted this year.
Best,Jacob DruckerManhattan/Ashley Falls, MA -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
