What is the status of Barnacle Goose in Vermont?  In New York, reports are 
generally accepted but are always categorized as 'origins uncertain'.  I 
know of one case of a Barnacle Goose killed in Ontario, which had been 
banded in Scotland, rasing the question of natural vagrancy.  Any thoughts?


Will Raup
Albany, NY
www.pbase.com/cabbage_hollow




>From: Clifford Seifer <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Vermont Birds <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [VTBIRD] Barnacle Goose -- Yes, Monday Evening
>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:59:07 -0400
>
>I spent over an hour observing the waterfowl from the woods before
>walking out to the bluff over the dam and finding Davis Finch and
>Dennis Abbott observing from that point.
>
>They had a Coot over by the plant outlet.  Some other birds of note
>mixed in with the 100 or so Canda Geese before 6:30:
>
>At least 4 American Widgeon
>At least 4 Male N. Pintail and 2 females that I found (more Pintails
>came in later too)
>At least 2 Green Wing Teal
>Many Wood Ducks
>A few Hooded Mergansers (numbers down from last week)
>A handful of Common Mergansers
>A handful of Common Goldeneye
>A good number of Ring Neck Ducks (40 or so?)
>Many Mallards
>A few American Black Ducks
>2 Tree Swallows
>2 Eastern Phoebe
>
>Starting at about 6:30, geese started flying in from the fields to the
>south, first in groups of 5-20 and then a large wave off 100+ and
>finally, at 7:00, a massive wave of thousands of birds all passing
>over at once.  It was a remarkable sight.
>
>With the light failing fast, first Davis and then Dennis found the
>Barnacle Goose in their scopes.  I lacked their scoping skill but was
>blessed by their company and got some good looks through their scopes.
>I hope I'm not stealing their thunder by posting but with some
>negative reports from earlier in the day, I wanted to make sure folks
>knew the Barnacle Goose had been relocated and is worth searching for
>again today.
>
>-- Cliff Seifer
>Keene NH

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