Re: [nysbirds-l] "Gray-bellied" Brant at Point Lookout, Nassau Co.

2016-01-02 Thread Alan Wells 
Hi Shane,

Thanks for your input. Yes, I agree that our bird looks very much like your 
photo. The Point Lookout bird may well be a first winter Atlantic Brant.

I had assumed that the bird we saw was a juvenile due to the lack of the collar 
and thought that might explain the size differential. Given that the juveniles 
of all the races have some degree of darkening on the flanks (likely subject to 
considerable overlap), I am not really sure how to distinguish among them. Any 
suggestions? Any thoughts on the bird reported by Michael? Possible juvenile as 
well?

Alan



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> On Jan 2, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Shane Blodgett  wrote:
> 
> Alan-
> 
> This looks more like a first winter Brant to me with the pale feather edgings 
> on the back and the lack of a neck sock. Here is a photo for comparison:  
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/puttefin/4125119866
> 
> Regards,
> Shane Blodgett
> Brooklyn NY
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 2, 2016, at 5:34 PM, Alan Wells  wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry for the late post, but I just got back to the rest of my photos from 
>> yesterday’s Jones Beach/Point Lookout trip. Based on the photos, it appears 
>> that we may have found the possible “Gray-bellied” (or Black?) Brant 
>> reported by Michael McBrien. It was swimming with typical Atlantic Brant in 
>> the Jones Inlet on the Point Lookout side of the channel. I have posted a 
>> photo in my eBird Album on Flickr (at 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/awells48/albums). Sorry for the poor quality, 
>> but the bird was distance and the sky was very overcast.
>>  
>> What caught our attention first was the much smaller size of this bird when 
>> compared to the Atlantic Brant with which it was keeping company. The 
>> difference was so apparent that members of our group jokingly referred to 
>> this bird as a Cackling Brant!
>>  
>> Alan Wells
>>  
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[nysbirds-l] "Gray-bellied" Brant at Point Lookout, Nassau Co.

2016-01-02 Thread Alan Wells 
Sorry for the late post, but I just got back to the rest of my photos from
yesterday's Jones Beach/Point Lookout trip. Based on the photos, it appears
that we may have found the possible "Gray-bellied" (or Black?) Brant
reported by Michael McBrien. It was swimming with typical Atlantic Brant in
the Jones Inlet on the Point Lookout side of the channel. I have posted a
photo in my eBird Album on Flickr (at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/awells48/albums). Sorry for the poor quality,
but the bird was distance and the sky was very overcast.

 

What caught our attention first was the much smaller size of this bird when
compared to the Atlantic Brant with which it was keeping company. The
difference was so apparent that members of our group jokingly referred to
this bird as a Cackling Brant!

 

Alan Wells

 


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Re: [nysbirds-l] "Gray-bellied" Brant at Point Lookout, Nassau Co.

2016-01-02 Thread Alan Wells 
Hi Shane,

Thanks for your input. Yes, I agree that our bird looks very much like your 
photo. The Point Lookout bird may well be a first winter Atlantic Brant.

I had assumed that the bird we saw was a juvenile due to the lack of the collar 
and thought that might explain the size differential. Given that the juveniles 
of all the races have some degree of darkening on the flanks (likely subject to 
considerable overlap), I am not really sure how to distinguish among them. Any 
suggestions? Any thoughts on the bird reported by Michael? Possible juvenile as 
well?

Alan



Sent from my iPad

> On Jan 2, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Shane Blodgett  wrote:
> 
> Alan-
> 
> This looks more like a first winter Brant to me with the pale feather edgings 
> on the back and the lack of a neck sock. Here is a photo for comparison:  
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/puttefin/4125119866
> 
> Regards,
> Shane Blodgett
> Brooklyn NY
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 2, 2016, at 5:34 PM, Alan Wells  wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry for the late post, but I just got back to the rest of my photos from 
>> yesterday’s Jones Beach/Point Lookout trip. Based on the photos, it appears 
>> that we may have found the possible “Gray-bellied” (or Black?) Brant 
>> reported by Michael McBrien. It was swimming with typical Atlantic Brant in 
>> the Jones Inlet on the Point Lookout side of the channel. I have posted a 
>> photo in my eBird Album on Flickr (at 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/awells48/albums). Sorry for the poor quality, 
>> but the bird was distance and the sky was very overcast.
>>  
>> What caught our attention first was the much smaller size of this bird when 
>> compared to the Atlantic Brant with which it was keeping company. The 
>> difference was so apparent that members of our group jokingly referred to 
>> this bird as a Cackling Brant!
>>  
>> Alan Wells
>>  
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[nysbirds-l] "Gray-bellied" Brant at Point Lookout, Nassau Co.

2016-01-02 Thread Alan Wells 
Sorry for the late post, but I just got back to the rest of my photos from
yesterday's Jones Beach/Point Lookout trip. Based on the photos, it appears
that we may have found the possible "Gray-bellied" (or Black?) Brant
reported by Michael McBrien. It was swimming with typical Atlantic Brant in
the Jones Inlet on the Point Lookout side of the channel. I have posted a
photo in my eBird Album on Flickr (at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/awells48/albums). Sorry for the poor quality,
but the bird was distance and the sky was very overcast.

 

What caught our attention first was the much smaller size of this bird when
compared to the Atlantic Brant with which it was keeping company. The
difference was so apparent that members of our group jokingly referred to
this bird as a Cackling Brant!

 

Alan Wells

 


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