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DECEMBER 25, 2016

Barnacle Goose is my choice for the next bird, because we discovered one lone bird among all of the hundreds of Canada Geese , Greylag Geese and Eurasian Wigeon at Freiston Shore and it was as if it was a test to see if we would notice “the odd one out”! Canada Geese , Greylag Geese and Eurasian Wigeon.

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2016 Geese Birds Ducks 155

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NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Will 2016 never end? Wouldn’t our birding be less fun if Hendrickson Park held only Canada Geese ? If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Will you survive Thanksgiving with your politically opposite family? Will anything survive four years of Trump? How about you?

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2016 United States Geese Birds 155

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DECEMBER 25, 2016

The pair of Ross’s Geese that were found earlier in the week at Robert Moses State Park on Long Island cooperated nicely, placidly feeding in the lawn in the traffic circle while Corey digiscoped them from his car. Not exactly geese-a-laying but close enough for the holiday season! How about you?

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2016 Geese Birds Experience 126

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FEBRUARY 7, 2016

I got my owl fix last weekend but spent the bulk of the week chasing a rare pair of Greater White-fronted Geese around Monroe County. Fortunately, I finally tracked them down yesterday, hiding out amidst teeming masses of Canada Geese. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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2016 Geese Owls Birds 100

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FEBRUARY 28, 2016

I couldn’t quite turn a runt among Canada Geese at Genessee Valley Park into a Cackling , so my best bird had to be a flyover Sharp-shinned Hawk. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Erratic weather patterns signal flux. Cherish them! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2016 New York Geese Canada 101

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JANUARY 8, 2017

For the first week of the year Corey has enjoyed catching up to some of New York’s visiting rare geese and making their acquaintance in 2017. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2016 2017 New York Birds 100

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. She is one of the best nature writers I’ve encountered in recent years, able to paint experiences with emotional immediacy. Although we are not close nor on a direct course, the geese are skittish.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100