Gabriel Willow has touched on an annual puzzle for those who worry
about such things, namely the question of provenance: is it a natural
vagrant or a wandering escape? This of course should not detract from
the enjoyment of seeing and reporting these attractive birds, which I
encourage everyone to
For anyone venturing into Prospect Park tomorrow in search of the Barnacle
Goose, the following late day report came in from John Ascher:
"The Barnacle Goose was by the Rustic Shelter with 18 [Canada Goose] at 5:50
but at 6:05 the flock flew towards [Brooklyn Botanic Garden] and then turned
aro
Good evening all,
For those in the greater metropolitan New York area, there is a substantial
movement of birds (and bats and insects) occurring this evening. The
distribution of the movement is rather limited, geographically speaking,
given the proximity of high pressure to the NE and a stalled fr
Two crows drew the attention of several neighbors around 7:00 am this morning
in Bayport; they were seemingly signaling, loudly and proudly, that they had
successfully torn apart our neighbor's feathered "vulture" from her Halloween
yard display. An ugly scene of black feathers and styrofoam rem
A BARNACLE GOOSE was on the Lake in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park today.
It was first seen with a group of Canada Geese along the Peninsula
shore at about 10:30 am, not long after a rain shower let up. Being
without a field guide, and unexperienced with the species, I gave a
description to Doug
A text from Dennis Hrehowsik 521 pm reports the Barnacle Goose still
present along the west shore of Prospect Lake. One should have a good chance
seeing this bird anywhere in the western sector of the lake, hanging out with
the Canada Goose flock
Thanks to Janet Zinn, here are photos
A short stroll in the gloom around 2pm showed me nothing but pigeons,
sparrows (White-Throated and House), and a couple of catbirds, until I
reached the northeast corner of the plaza in front of the library.
There I was greeted by an Ovenbird strolling unconcernedly around and
under the tables wher
The bird is band-less. It was on shore this afternoon, and numerous photos of its legs taken by photographers present.-Original Message-
From: Gabriel Willow
Sent: Oct 24, 2012 3:11 PM
To: Shane Blodgett
Cc: NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose in Prospect Park
I am curre
The Barnacle Goose was still present in a flock of about 20 Canada Geese in
the vicinity of West Island up until about 4:00 PM. At exactly 4:02 PM the
entire flock took off slowly, turned over the Vanderbilt Playground and headed
in the direction of Greenwood Cemetery.
Bob Gochfeld
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Last reported on the west side of the Lake, near the Park Circle entrance (F
train Ft Hamilton station is closest).
Here's a picture from around noon:
http://matthewwills.com/2012/10/24/barnacle-goose-prospect-lake/
Matthew
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I am currently looking at the Barnacle Goose as well, it's sort of by itself
near some Canada Geese by the boat moored in the Lake.
Looks like a nice crisp adult bird.
I assume some discussion of its provenance will ensue... Does anyone know how
many waterfowl collections there are around the
The Barnacle Goose-yes it is-is currently on Prospect Lake near 3 Sisters
Islands with ~50 Canadas.
Shane B.
On Oct 24, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Rob Jett wrote:
> I received a report that Alex Wilson has found a Barnacle Goose in Brooklyn's
> Prospect Park. The bird is on Prospect Lake. The closest
The Barnacle Goose in Prospect Park was still present as of 1pm. It was feeding
with a flock of Canada Geese on the grass opposite the Peristyle, about 50
yards south of the shore behind Three Sisters Island. This is the area of the
park nearest the Parade Grounds. Here are the coordinates:
40°
I received a report that Alex Wilson has found a Barnacle Goose in Brooklyn's
Prospect Park. The bird is on Prospect Lake. The closest entrance to the lake
by car is Prospect Park Southwest and Vanderbuilt Street.
Good birding,
Rob
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Shane Blodgett reported that Alex Wilson was observing a possible Barnacle
Goose on Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn NY. I forwarded Shane's post 23
minutes ago from EbirdNYC, but it has not yet shown up on the NYSlist
serve, so I am trying to send this as a direct e-mail to see if this
works. My a
See e-mail below from Shane Blodgett.
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From: Shane Blodgett
Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Possible Barnacle Goose Brooklyn
To: Ebirds
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Alex Wilson is currently looking at what he thinks is a Barnacle Goose on
Prospect Park L
Alex Wilson is currently looking at what he thinks is a Barnacle Goose on
Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn, Kings County. His description sounds good and
he has taken photos.
It is currently hanging out with some Canada's in the center of the lake.
Good luck if you go,
Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY
Using Chris Wood's excellent discussion about the complexities of eBird data
(on the NYSBirds list) as a segue...
Long-time Regional Editor Bill Purcell (Region 5) is passing the torch and Matt
Perry and I have agreed to take over. eBird records for a season number
between 20,000 to 20
Union Square Park on 14th Street in Manhattan. 8:30am-9am
Highlights include a very cooperative Lincoln's Sparrow pecking on a chicken
bone by Gandhi Statue.
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp sparrow
Field sparrow
White throated sparrow
Song sparrow
Hermit Thrush
Yellow rumped warbler
Junco
Eastern Towhe
An adult Bald Eagle was seen at 7AM yesterday flying west, south of Shelter
Island between Mashomack and Sag Harbor.
Orhan Birol
Shelter Island
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