Tom Johnson just called to say that they have noticed a plastic band on the right leg of the Common Pochard being seen with Mallards on the NY side of Lake Champlain. Unfortunately this is almost certainly an indication that the bird is from captive origins.
Cheers, Andy Guthrie Hamlin, NY On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Tom Johnson <t...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Birders, > Devich Farbotnik just found the Common Pochard on the New York side of > Lake Champlain. It is near shore with Mallards in Port Henry near a pier. > Good luck, > Tom > > > -- > Tom Johnson > Hummelstown, PA > t...@cornell.edu > > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
