KurtinPoughkeepsie Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 My brother has been seeing this bird around his house near Bethel, NY. I have spent many hours in the woods of NY, and I was stumped…. My guess was some kind of pet or non-indigenous release…Merlin identified it (in 3 separate photos) as: Snow Goose, Crackling Goose, and Wild Turkey. I don’t believe any are accurate unless it’s the offspring of a cross species mating (like the hummingbird 🙂). Any help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Looks like a peacock. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 domestic Peafowl of some sort. Indian Peafowl? Not countable no matter what it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtinPoughkeepsie Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 Thank you IKL ….sorry, what does “countable” mean in your context? thanks again… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 that means it won't count towards your life list since it does not have an established long term breeding population where you live 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtinPoughkeepsie Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 Oh, and just curious, why wouldn’t Merlin be able to ID that photo.. and is it likely this bird wouldn’t survive a NY winter…if a predator doesn’t get to it first? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtinPoughkeepsie Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 Thanks on counting… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 1 minute ago, KurtinPoughkeepsie said: Oh, and just curious, why wouldn’t Merlin be able to ID that photo.. and is it likely this bird wouldn’t survive a NY winter…if a predator doesn’t get to it first? Merlin wasn't able to identify it because 1. merlin photo id is not to be trusted 2. there are no peacocks in new york and as such merlin would not have it listed in it's expected species. It is very unlikely this bird will survive the winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 3 minutes ago, KurtinPoughkeepsie said: Oh, and just curious, why wouldn’t Merlin be able to ID that photo.. Because it’s not a native bird to the US, and in the wild wild anywhere this isn’t what they normally look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 I believe it's a blend of white (albino) and normal coloration of a Peahen (Common Peafowl). Peacocks are (or were) countable in some Southern Florida areas, and maybe in Southern CA? Pretty much anywhere else they are considered escaped domestic fowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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