This morning my 7-year-old daughter said excitedly, There's an unusual looking
bird at the feeder. Last time she said that, it turned out to be an Evening
Grosbeak (many months ago), so I ran over, to find a grayish bird with black on
its wings, sitting on a branch a few feet from our platform
I thought I'd forward this since its a rare sighting. I'll forward any
updates. Being its a goose, who knows how long it will stay in that area.
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: Drew Weber drewwe...@gmail.com
Date: March 18, 2013, 3:21:14 PM EDT
To:
Though it was not the first goose flock I looked through today, it was the
first goose I put binoculars on in that particular flock. Originally found on
CR-264 just north of the CR-54 intersection in Pennellville, the geese took
flight after other birders arrived but was found close by on
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* March 18, 2013
* NYSY 03. 18. 13
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 11, 2013 - March 18, 2013
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex
Today Becky I saw a lone SNOW GOOSE on Van Cleef today along with a few
mallards gulls. Fresh blood was evident, running from near the base of the
head down to the wings. We assumed it had been shot by a hunter made it to
the lake. It seemed to be alert but not swimming away from the company
Nita Irby reports ducks "dropping out of the sky" to Dryden Lake this evening, including a dozen Green-winged Teal in a small bit of open water at the north end. Also on Dryden Lake were Common Hooded Mergansers and Wood Ducks. She also had 2 Northern Shrikes at her feeders which have had few
