Thanks to Janet Zinn, here are photos you can view on her facebook gallery for this first time appearance of this goose species ( provenance pending) in Prospect Park. A bird profile is at the end of this page.
http://www.facebook.com/Janet.Zinn.Photography
My ebird yahoo group listserve post :
When I finally arrived at the lake this afternoon between 230 and left 315, the
BARNACLE GOOSE was first seen offshore by West Island rustic shelter,gliding
towards 3 Sisters Islands by the lake middle southern shore. It joined up with
Canada geese going towards the peninsula .So heading over there to get a closer
look, I arrived "Over There" only to see that the Barnacle doubled back ,now ashore on the west
shore where I was previously, leading me sort of on a " wild goose chase".
As I approached that spot, it was already gliding away on the lake back to the
flock, its skittish behavior making it a great candidate for a wild one..
Many thanks to Alex Wilson. As " lighting strikes twice" ,potentially, this
incredible fortune for Prospect is again the first time ever a new
species appeared in this park's storied history.. ( Re Western Kingbird a less
2 weeks ago is a first)
I wonder what's next for a first timer...
Great birding,
--KB
Bird profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_Goose
Matthew Wills blog post : http://matthewwills.com/2012/10/24/barnacle-goose-prospect-lake/