Pink-footed Goose

 It’s the almost the end of March and the Geese are on the move! During the past few days large numbers of Canada Geese have been increasing at a high rate here in Hampshire County. With the large concentrations of Canada’s, comes the hope that something else will tag along for the ride north. Well at around 3 o’clock this afternoon things got going….Larry Therrien located a Pink-footed Goose at the Old Pilgrim Airport in Hatfield. This is the 2^nd time this species has shown up here in Western Mass and perhaps not the last. In recent years the Pink-footed Goose population has increased tremendously and we are slowly starting to see an increase in sightings over the last 10 years in the northeast. But for now, it’s still a really, really good bird here in the state and it’s always nice to have one close to home. Also present was a a nice flock of Snow Geese, eight of which were the Blue Morph. Photos below…

Scott

Pink-footed Goose (center-facing left) Old Pilgrim Airport.

Canada & Snow Geese

Snow Geese- middle bird -Blue Morph.

Snow Geese

Closer to home- A partially leusistic  American Robin

Peregrine Falcon cursing back to the nest box on top of  the library-Umass.