tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post4845471243281858653..comments2024-01-23T00:30:11.355-05:00Comments on Looking Out from Central Massachusetts: Barnacle Goose and Black Vultures - 2/20/10Sheila Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05764581032115740431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post-27314091560825580682010-02-28T18:31:37.329-05:002010-02-28T18:31:37.329-05:00John, don't know. The fact that it's with...John, don't know. The fact that it's with a large (and probably migratory) group of Geese is a good sign. We had close enough looks to know it had no bands of any kind. When they are here like this as one-offs it's hard to tell if it will get accepted -- there have been a number of Barnacles accepted in Mass in the last few yearsSheila Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764581032115740431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post-3711889610533236472010-02-28T11:44:13.813-05:002010-02-28T11:44:13.813-05:00I went and found the Barnacle Goose this morning, ...I went and found the Barnacle Goose this morning, 2/28. Do you know if anyone has attempted to determine whether it is wild or escaped? I don't know how to tell, but according to what I have read they are popular with breeders in the U.S. and many of the ones that turn up are thought to be escapees.<br /><br />John Kent<br />Albany NYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com