Below I have updated the list with sightings from Andy Egan, Richard Fried,
Scott Baldinger and Rob Stone. Note the last paragraph. At least (9) Ross's
Geese were present with the possibility of (10) or more. John Haas
Rare Goose Records:
Orange County event and historical high counts for comparison
Greater White-fronted Goose:
- 13 Braddock Bay , Monroe County, 6-13 March 1980 Bull’s Birds of NYS
- 11 Miller Place, Suffolk County 5 April 1883 Bull’s Birds of NYS
- 9 Iroquois NWR 28 November 2010 JM Sub ebird
Event:
- 8 GWFG 3 March 2011 Camel Farm RS
(4) adults (4) juveniles
- 12 GWFG 4 March 2011 RS, JH
(9) Camel Farm, (5 A, 4J), (2) Golf Course (A), (1) Turf
Nursery (J)
- 3 GWFG 5 March Golf Course RS, CM, KM, JH many observers
- 3 GWFG 6 March Golf Course many obs.
- 4 GWFG 8 March Wallkill NWR SB, GM
Ross’s Goose:
- 9 MNWR, 24 October 2008 TJ record ebird
- 5 MNWR 18 November 2006 TJ record Kingbird
- 9 West Sparta, Livingston County 5 December 2010 DT record ebird
Event:
- 1 Orange County 4 March 2011 RS
(1) white adult
- 3 Orange County 5 March 2011 RS, SK, CM, JH many obs. Sub ebird
(1) white adult, (1) Juvenile, (1) Blue Morph adult
- 5 Orange County 6 March 2011 TB, JH, RS ,CM, many obs. Sub ebird
(1) white adult, (1) white adult -bumps on head, (2) Juveniles,
(1) blue morph Ad.
- 5 Orange County 7 March 2011 AE
(5) all white adults (no bumps on head of any bird)
- 3 Orange County 7 March 2011 RF
(3) all white adults no bumps noted
- 2 Orange County 9 March RS
(2) all white adults no bumps present
Ross’s Goose (blue morph):
- 1 Hudson River, Town of Ft. Edward 30 March 1997 WGE. Accepted
NYSARC
- 1 Orange County 5-6 March 2011 CM, JH, TB, RS KM many obs. Sub ebird
Barnacle Goose
- 1 Golf Course 5 March 2011, KM, CM
- 1 same bird 6 March 2011, KM, CM, RS, JH, SK many obs.
When all accounts received are compared, it is clear that there were a minimum
of (9) Ross’s Geese Present in the Orange County BDR during the period of 4
March through 9 March 2011. (6) Adult White Geese including one with prominent
bumps on head, (1) adult Blue Morph and (2) juveniles. If the single white
adult with the first group is not one of the five white adults in the second
group, than it is likely that there were at least (10) RG present. When you
consider the various locations the birds were seen, it is possible (though not
proven) that there were more.
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