Yesterday on Lower Lake Road, Livia and I found an apparent GREATER WHITE-FRONTED x CANADA GOOSE hybrid. I've only seen this cross a few times, so it was nice to see one at somewhat closer range and note the smaller proportions and more extensive white face than the more commonly encountered domestic Graylag x Canada crosses.
https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S104225901 On Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 3:40 PM Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Besides seeing a large raft of Snow Geese on the water on the West side of > the lake, opposite LeVanna (ny rt. 90) this morning, I also saw a nice > group of just white ones in several vees fly right over me in Poplar Ridge > on Rt. 34-B, later in the morning! Gorgeous in the sun. > > Donna L. Scott > 535 Lansing Station Road > Lansing, NY 14882 > 607-379-1694 > d...@cornell.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: bounce-126385305-15001...@list.cornell.edu < > bounce-126385305-15001...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Gladys J Birdsall > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2022 2:25 PM > To: Laura Stenzler <l...@cornell.edu>; CAYUGABIRDS-L < > cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Geese > > The flight of geese yesterday was amazing. I walked the Yorkies east on > Mt. Pleasant Road, around 11:30 on. At the top of the hill east past my > house you could see lines of geese both east and west, heading N. With my > binocs, I could make out lines of geese west of the Observatory and to the > east-way out over the hills. A couple flocks that flew directly overhead, > had some Snow Geese mixed in. I only saw a couple groups of just Snow > Geese. I was up there for maybe 35-40 minutes and they were still going > over when I got home. > > Gladys > > On 3/5/2022 12:22 PM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > > Lots on Canada and some snow geese flying over Hunt Hill Rd since 11am. > Dryden. > > > > Laura > > > > Laura Stenzler > > l...@cornell.edu > > -- > > > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > ARCHIVES: > > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > > > -- > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
