Not the best photos so hard to tell but the right one looks like a whooper.
I'm sure it's an escape, though remotely possible vagrants. Still a nice bird
to see.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780
www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums
On Friday, May 8, 2020, 03:13:55 PM EDT, Thomas Salo
wrote:
The photos in the folder are 2 of 4 birds photographed by Charlie Scheim and
Sandy Bright this morning. They are in a small pond on Kelly Corners Road north
of Oneonta - Town of Milford. This is just south of the Hartwick State Forest.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMYQnd4dCe-jKPVuo_NwaSkek1Zlk6iy?usp=sharing
Opinions?
I have not seen the bird but from a phone conversation, I think it is about
here:
42.552° -75.031°
Tom Salo5145 State Highway 51West Burlington, NY 13482
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