A female or immature male ( a relatively long tuft if seen from a good angle) Tufted Duck was sleeping with a large (900+) mixed scaup flock on Swan Lake in Patchogue around 12:00PM. Also present were a pair of Wood Duck. This flock was by far the largest flock of scaup we have seen on any freshwater pond this winter. There were a decent number of scaup on Patchogue Lake (150+) as well - perhaps some recent arrivals. i will post some photos of the sleeping Tufted Duck on my flickr site later today.
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