Wanderer: May 27-30, 2020 at Babson Creek Preserve.
Miscellany: Craig Kesselheim discovered this bird in a Canada Goose flock in the Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserve salt marsh. It was seen by many until it departed with a sizable number of Canadas on the night of May 30-31, presumably on its way back to Greenland, summer home to a population of both Pink-foots and Canadas.
Pink-foots have become more frequent in recent years; in fall 2019-spring 2020 around 20 were reported from coastal Delaware to eastern Canada although some individual birds may have been reported multiple times as wintering goose flocks can wander widely.
Last Updated: March 29th, 2022