[nysbirds-l] Long Island Ross's Geese
Apologies as I don't mean to jam the list up about the Ross's Geese but there is some confusion and I want to provide some helpful clarification. There are currently two Ross's Geese on Long Island's South Shore on either side of the Nassau/Suffolk border. The first known Ross's Goose is the Avon Lake bird that spends its time with a local Canada Goose flock in and around the area, south along Riverside Avenue and Amityville Creek (Suffolk). This bird shows yellow staining along the flanks and is apparent in all of the photographs I've seen (hidden though when the bird is roosting in water). The second Ross's is the bird I came across today at Berner Junior High School in Massapequa (Nassau) while trying to find the above bird. This bird is clean white, lacking the yellow stain as seen on the above mentioned individual. This bird eventually flew to the southwest and is roosting on Unqua Lake in Massapequa Park. A good set up if your looking to twitch County Ross's. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Long Island Ross's Geese
Apologies as I don't mean to jam the list up about the Ross's Geese but there is some confusion and I want to provide some helpful clarification. There are currently two Ross's Geese on Long Island's South Shore on either side of the Nassau/Suffolk border. The first known Ross's Goose is the Avon Lake bird that spends its time with a local Canada Goose flock in and around the area, south along Riverside Avenue and Amityville Creek (Suffolk). This bird shows yellow staining along the flanks and is apparent in all of the photographs I've seen (hidden though when the bird is roosting in water). The second Ross's is the bird I came across today at Berner Junior High School in Massapequa (Nassau) while trying to find the above bird. This bird is clean white, lacking the yellow stain as seen on the above mentioned individual. This bird eventually flew to the southwest and is roosting on Unqua Lake in Massapequa Park. A good set up if your looking to twitch County Ross's. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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/ --
