Two Cackling Geese were present on Miller's Pond in Smithtown from 8:00 to 9:00 this morning. The individual variation of the species was obvious, with one bird noticeably smaller and darker than the other. Neither showed any obvious neck-ring. They proceeded to land on the athletic field across the street. An Ebird checklist with photos can be found here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12352979
At nearby Blydenburg County Park I had three flyover Common Redpolls and counted 213 Ring-necked Ducks on Stump Pond. Happy Holidays, Brent Bomkamp Northport, NY -- 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/ --
