Contributor
Marshall Iliff Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Upper Little York Lake
Cortland, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
***mega; digiscoped; apparent juv; extremely small, very short-necked, very blocky-headed, diminutive bill, medium-sized to small white cheek patch, vinaceous-brown breast, a few white flecks of neck ring starting to form at lower edge of white neck sock (rarely or never seen on HY hutchinsii?); particularly notable was the back pattern which was somewhat silvery gray with dark sub terminal fringes and pale tips, giving a back pattern somewhat reminiscent of Barnacle Goose. With small flock of Canadas; the first minima either of us has seen east of CO. iPhonescoped images (extensive set uploaded given significance of rarity and difficulty of ID):
Technical information
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- 3264 pixels x 2448 pixels
- Original file size
- 1002.38 KB