next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
Index of Subjects ------=_Part_12210_21014484.1192889158088 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi Ian, What about the status of the Barnacle Goose that was present with Canadas in a field in Kingsport, King's Co., for several days in the early 1980s (don't have the exact date) - was free-flying with the Canadas, appeared skittish, unbanded, and disappeared after a few days.? Richard On 10/20/07, iamclar@dal.ca <iamclar@dal.ca> wrote: > > All: > > Several have asked me about the status of the Barnacle Goose in NS, so > here's an > enlargement on what I sent to one enquirer. > > The NS Bird Records Committee, just struck this year, has not yet assessed > our > Barnacle Goose records, but these are my views. The flurry of reports in > the S > end of the province, begining in Sept. 1990, stemmed from a pair of > escaped > birds and their offspring produced in New Brunswick and subsequently > returns > NS, and more young, including Canada X Barnacle hybrids. It was this > group > that at first caused much excitement in New England in winter 90-91. So, > none > of the Barnacle Goos reports from that part of NS in the 1990s are > "tickable." > > In my opinion the only "good" records here that I know of, apart from an > apparent family group at Port Hebert, Shel. Co., in late Nov. 1969 (see > Tufts; > but, given the 1990 escapees??) have been: > > 1. A single bird with apparent _interior_ Canadas in the centre of the > province > in Nov. 1989; > > 2. Another at Waterside Prov. Park, Pictou Co., 27 Oct. 2003, which > because of > the locality (think of the later Pink-footed Geese), probably had nothing > to > CSI escapees. > > 3. The current one because of its associates - some smallish, darkish > Canadas, > i.e. possibly Baffin I. or Greenland-type Canadas of the subspecies > interior, > two or three Cackling Geese, and a Greenland Greater White-front. > > But assessing status of such birds is always partly a matter of faith. > > On Friday 18 Oct., there was a moderately large flock of geese on a field > just > beyond Central Onslow on route 2 (left from exit 14A about 7 km), but > yesterday, I'm told, apparently no such gatherings. The original field on > the > Loch Haven Lane, 7 km. W on 236 from Exit 14) has been staked by goose > hunters > with decoys. > > So, finding the birds elsewhere, perhaps on relatively inaccessible > fringes of > Cobequid Bay, may be a challenge. But the Barnacle Goose (and maybe the > other > two species) is a highly prized lifer for those interested. Also, > tomorrow, > Sunday, is a no-hunting day, which may help. > > If anyone does find the bird, try to determine its age. Young birds, > bereft of > parents are more plausible wanderers. Fulton Lavender noted that its face > was > very white (a juvenile feature), with no hint of the creamy tones found in > adults. But some adults, evidently, can have pure white faces. A better > mark is > of juveniles is the lack of distinct gray bars (or only washed out, blurry > ones) on the posterior flanks. > > Good luck, Ian > > -- ################# Dr.Richard Stern, 70 Exhibition St. Kentville, NS, Canada B4N 4K9 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca rbstern@xcountry.tv sternrichard@gmail.com ################### ------=_Part_12210_21014484.1192889158088 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi Ian,<br><br>What about the status of the Barnacle Goose that was present with Canadas in a field in Kingsport, King's Co., for several days in the early 1980s (don't have the exact date) - was free-flying with the Canadas, appeared skittish, unbanded, and disappeared after a few days.? <br><br>Richard<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/20/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">iamclar@dal.ca <iamclar@dal.ca> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">All:<br><br>Several have asked me about the status of the Barnacle Goose in NS, so here's an <br>enlargement on what I sent to one enquirer.<br><br>The NS Bird Records Committee, just struck this year, has not yet assessed our<br>Barnacle Goose records, but these are my views. The flurry of reports in the S<br>end of the province, begining in Sept. 1990, stemmed from a pair of escaped <br>birds and their offspring produced in New Brunswick and subsequently returns<br>NS, and more young, including Canada X Barnacle hybrids. It was this group<br>that at first caused much excitement in New England in winter 90-91. So, none <br>of the Barnacle Goos reports from that part of NS in the 1990s are "tickable."<br><br>In my opinion the only "good" records here that I know of, apart from an<br>apparent family group at Port Hebert, Shel. Co., in late Nov. 1969 (see Tufts; <br>but, given the 1990 escapees??) have been:<br><br>1. A single bird with apparent _interior_ Canadas in the centre of the province<br>in Nov. 1989;<br><br>2. Another at Waterside Prov. Park, Pictou Co., 27 Oct. 2003, which because of <br>the locality (think of the later Pink-footed Geese), probably had nothing to<br>CSI escapees.<br><br>3. The current one because of its associates - some smallish, darkish Canadas,<br>i.e. possibly Baffin I. or Greenland-type Canadas of the subspecies interior, <br>two or three Cackling Geese, and a Greenland Greater White-front.<br><br>But assessing status of such birds is always partly a matter of faith.<br><br>On Friday 18 Oct., there was a moderately large flock of geese on a field just <br>beyond Central Onslow on route 2 (left from exit 14A about 7 km), but<br>yesterday, I'm told, apparently no such gatherings. The original field on the<br>Loch Haven Lane, 7 km. W on 236 from Exit 14) has been staked by goose hunters <br>with decoys.<br><br>So, finding the birds elsewhere, perhaps on relatively inaccessible fringes of<br>Cobequid Bay, may be a challenge. But the Barnacle Goose (and maybe the other<br>two species) is a highly prized lifer for those interested. Also, t