The only picture I can find of an emerging (from eclipse) Cinnamon Teal is in The Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, by Frank Bellrose, published by Stackpole, illustrated by Bob Hines. This book shows drakes in eclipse and emerging males of most species, as well as downy young and loads of distribution and nesting detail. Their picture on Plate 9 of my copy (1976 edition) shows an emerging male that is fairly similar to the Montezuma bird, including a pale mark towards the rear flank, white near the bill base, and generally patchy white pattern similar to that bird. So here's hoping Best Dave From: dannapot...@roadrunner.com To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu; geneseebird...@geneseo.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Montezuma teal Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 20:39:11 -0500
I have posted some digiscoped photos of the possible Cinnamon Teal at Montezuma NWR to my Flickr site. They were taken Monday afternoon.https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/ The teal was seen again today. ID comments on the teal (Cinnamon or Blue-winged X Cinnamon hybrid) are welcomed. Good birding!Willie------------------Willie D'AnnaBetsy PotterWilson, NYdannapotterATroadrunner.comhttp://www.betsypottersart.com2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/Odonates: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/sets/72157653377711578 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/ --
