Re:[nysbirds-l] Emperor Goose (escapee) - White Plains (Westchester) 11/28
I shared the wrong checklist, photos are here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61823703 Brendan On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 4:08 PM Brendan Fogarty wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I visited this goose today. Firstly, the bird is larger than I was > expecting, and very attractive. Like, really quite stunning. But on to > business; in the scope one can see it has a single oversized, unmarked > silver metal on its left leg, which is not consistent with any official > banding procedure in North America (or in the Old World, as far as I can > tell). Not shocking, but of course worth verifying. No other weird geese > amongst the flock. A dog spooked the flock, which took to the air briefly, > including the Emperor. I have photos on eBird, for reference: > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S61821350 > > eBird’s new help page suggests this bird may be eBirded as it is not > pinioned or in zoo. See: > > > https://support.ebird.org/support/solutions/articles/48000795623-ebird-best-practices > > Final thought: there is no place to park for this bird except street > parking along Hathaway Lane. Wish it were “needless to say”, but don’t be a > ~turkey~ in the residential area, or else your name will probably be > dragged through the ~gravy~! ;) > > Enjoy the holiday, > Brendan > > -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Emperor Goose (escapee) - White Plains (Westchester) 11/28
I shared the wrong checklist, photos are here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61823703 Brendan On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 4:08 PM Brendan Fogarty wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I visited this goose today. Firstly, the bird is larger than I was > expecting, and very attractive. Like, really quite stunning. But on to > business; in the scope one can see it has a single oversized, unmarked > silver metal on its left leg, which is not consistent with any official > banding procedure in North America (or in the Old World, as far as I can > tell). Not shocking, but of course worth verifying. No other weird geese > amongst the flock. A dog spooked the flock, which took to the air briefly, > including the Emperor. I have photos on eBird, for reference: > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S61821350 > > eBird’s new help page suggests this bird may be eBirded as it is not > pinioned or in zoo. See: > > > https://support.ebird.org/support/solutions/articles/48000795623-ebird-best-practices > > Final thought: there is no place to park for this bird except street > parking along Hathaway Lane. Wish it were “needless to say”, but don’t be a > ~turkey~ in the residential area, or else your name will probably be > dragged through the ~gravy~! ;) > > Enjoy the holiday, > Brendan > > -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Emperor goose (?escapee)
There was what I believe to be an emperor goose at the White Plains high school on the upper soccer field. It has a metal leg band and certainly could be an escapee. Richard Trepp White Plains, NY -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Emperor goose (?escapee)
There was what I believe to be an emperor goose at the White Plains high school on the upper soccer field. It has a metal leg band and certainly could be an escapee. Richard Trepp White Plains, NY -- 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/ --
