The ROSS' GOOSE was present at the edge of the driving range's lawn at Brooklyn Golf Center, just across the street from Floyd Bennett Field this afternoon through 5pm in the fading light.
It was hanging out with 17 Canadas. I pulled into the golf center's parking lot, parked and walked down to the last bench on the range to see the birds; they were not visible from the street. Honestly, I thought the bird would be a little smaller, but this being my first Ross', I'm nowhere near an expert on the ID. Bill and head shape distinctive, and sticks out like a sore thumb with the big, brown and black canadas. Good luck to all who go, JT -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
