Is anyone aware of any February records of BLUE-WINGED TEAL? The closest I've found so far is a Mar 1, 1971 record from Oneida Lake, but it would seem likely there may be a Feb. record from JBWR, MNWR, etc. Bull (1997) shows Mar 6th as the first arrival date. Curious if the Fair Haven bird below is possibly a first Feb. record.
Fwd: -----Original Message----- From: tigge...@aol.com To: oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, Feb 27, 2011 7:32 pm Subject: Blue-winged Teal - Fair Haven An early-arriving BLUE-WINGED TEAL was the unexpected highlight from Fair Haven. It came in with Mallards and Canada Geese as part of a modest roost flight. Over at Sodus Bay things are much as they have been. New addition was a Red-throated Loon in the bay. Good numbers of ducks and gulls on the Lake at all stops. Dave Wheeler. tigge...@aol.com FWD: Blue-winged Teal - Fair Haven An early-arriving BLUE-WINGED TEAL was the unexpected highlight from Fair Haven (Cayuga County). It came in with Mallards and Canada Geese as part of a modest roost flight. Over at Sodus Bay things are much as they have been. New addition was a Red-throated Loon in the bay. Good numbers of ducks and gulls on the Lake at all stops. Dave Wheeler. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
