Fantastic sighting! Ian
On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 8:09 AM Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net> wrote: > This was actually on Wednesday, viewed from my hawk observation spot at > Alley Creek (northern end of Alley Pond Park). The bird passed a good > distance to the south of me, but I’ve seen enough Bald Eagles here to catch > on to flight and shape differences in this case. I knew it was imperative > to attempt getting pictures despite the distance involved. After cropping, > photo editing, and zooming in on the pictures, what can be seen are white > wing patches, both on the upper side and underside, in the places where > they should be on a Golden. White can also be seen at the base of the tail > underneath (can’t see the upper side). There is a hint of lighter (golden) > color on the top of the head. This was more evident in zooming in on > original RAW files. The wing shape is also suggestive of Golden, > particularly in the trailing edge to the base of the wing having a pinched > in look. > > > > I intended to share the pictures via the e-bird link. However, it appears > that Golden Eagle is marked as a sensitive species, so it gets blocked from > other viewers. Although as a transient bird, it isn’t really a sensitive > situation. Golden Eagle is quite rare on Long Island, only my second ever. > Surprisingly, it can be debated whether it was even the rarest raptor in > the boroughs portion of Long Island just that day. I don’t know. There was > a Burrowing Owl only a couple of years ago. But I guess a wintering Golden > Eagle recently too. > > > > Steve Walter > > Bayside, NY > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
