Gail, It's an adult female Northern Pintail.. Andrew
I'm currently looking for my next career.. Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin I welcome advice, suggestions, and an opportunity to network.. Thanks.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: birder...@comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Member http://www.moumn.org Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member http://www.hmana.org Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Gail Wieberdink Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:16 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] mallard? Saw a duck on Lake Vadnais this morning that doesn't quite look right for a female mallard. It was swimming in the vicinity of some mallards but off by itself. It appeared slightly smaller to me. It had an all black bill and the markings looked slightly different as well. Could this be a hybrid of some sort? I've posted a couple photos of it and included a mallard photo from the same general area. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gailw/4118376774/in/photostream/ There are hundreds of ring-necks on Vadnais plus more and more hooded mergansers. There are still good numbers of goldeneye and we saw at least 3 canvas backs. Did not see any red heads today but did see a couple yesterday along the south side of the lake along Vadnais Blvd. No swans today. Would like to hear what folks have to say on the "odd duck." Gail ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
