Hi all, A quick note - during a late morning/midday bird walk at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, NY today, we had the good fortune to find a CACKLING GOOSE in a passing flock of 55 Canada Geese. The flock was moving west-southwest toward Mamaroneck, NY, last we saw it.
The other avian highlight of the walk was encountering two Eastern Meadowlarks on the Marie's Neck side of the marsh (the southern most portion of the marsh, for those unfamiliar with Marshlands' locations). In addition, a small raptor movement was in evidence, with 6 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 2 Cooper's Hawks, 1 Osprey, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, and 1 Bald Eagle passing during the 2-hour walk. Non-avian highlights: a mantis sp. and several lepidopterans including a beautiful Question Mark and several Mourning Cloaks among the last gasp of Monarchs passing. Good birding, Andrew -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
