Hello all, Fledging birder here looking for some expert identification support. Sorry for the late post; I just uploaded the video clip this morning.
On Saturday, July 27th around 11:20am, at Benning Marsh (on Wildlife Drive) at MNWR, as I studied my shorebirds (from a bit closer than Knox-Marcellus), I sighted an "odd" duck amongst the locals. The following is a digiscoped iPhone video: http://www.flickr.com/photos/69504362@N03/9394946943/ . Is this possibly a Ring-necked Duck ??? According to eBird data, Ring-necked Ducks would be an uncommon sighting. Interestingly, I spied a similar duck in Anchorage, AK (Potters Marsh) several weeks back that a local eBird reviewer group identified for me as a molting male Ring-necked Duck (white bill band is not present). Here are the photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/69504362@N03/9208187511/in/set-72157634479221099 http://www.flickr.com/photos/69504362@N03/9211011708/in/set-72157634479221099/ Comments appreciated. Thanks! Fledging Cayuga Basin Birder, Jason Huck -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
