Thanks for posting Ryan. This Goose looks way better than the candidate not too
long ago in Central Park that resulted in a whole lot of "cackling" over the ID.
An interesting juvenile first basic type plumage on this candidate. Good work
by you and Isaiah documenting this one.
Cheers,
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> On Oct 23, 2016, at 9:17 PM, Ryan Zucker <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> This morning (October 23), Isaiah S and I found a Cackling Goose at
> Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park. Originally seen on the ballfield just south of
> Spuyten Duyvil Creek, and later on the Spuyten Duyvil mudflat (extreme NE
> corner of the park), the bird was moving around a bit, and was last seen
> settling in at the Dyckman St. ballfields at the extreme SW corner of the
> park. It was associating with a flock of 25-50 Canadas. Photos can be seen
> here:
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32171824
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32176677
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32169381
>
> Comments on ID, public or private, are welcome, as I am aware that "small
> geese" such as this can spark some debate.
>
> Good birding!
>
> Ryan Zucker
> New York, NY
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