Sunday, November 19, 2017

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Date: Nov 19, 2017 6:29 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Cackling Goose (4 reports)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (2)
- Reported Nov 19, 2017 16:00 by Will Pollard
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40605684
- Comments: "Seen in lower Lullwater right at dusk. Much smaller beak and almost neckless appearance compared to other Canada Goose"

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (1)
- Reported Nov 19, 2017 15:45 by Linda Ewing
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40605558
- Comments: "Reported earlier by Shane & others; viewed from peninsula with Heydi and Gus. Smaller than even the runtiest of the accompanying Canada's, with a noticeably stumpy bill. Did not notice any striking difference in coloration. Pix taken by Heydi (I think by Gus too)."

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (1)
- Reported Nov 19, 2017 15:30 by Kathleen Toomey
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40605745
- Comments: "Saw two of the three previously reported: smaller than nearby Canada Geese,
very small bills and very short necks, backs silvery compared to their darker tails, different than darker backs of nearby Canadas; one of the Cacklings was slightly bigger than the other"

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (2)
- Reported Nov 19, 2017 14:50 by Peter Dorosh
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40605808
- Comments: "Followed reports by Shane of three cackling geese on PP lake. From the SW corner, we picked out two together within a large CAGO flock. Noticeably smaller than those CAGO, with stubby, short, triangular bills. Josh and Tripper got photos."

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