Bird not seen as of 15 minutes ago, only had one lesser scaup on the lake. Checked nearby Hawleys Lake, not there either. Mike Z
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Shaibal Mitra <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Having seen a hybrid Tufted x scaup on this very pond, we studied this bird > quite closely. > > My impression was that all features appeared consistent with Tufted Duck, and > none seemed indicative of either scaup species. > > In particular, the bird was distinctly small--no larger larger than adjacent > Lesser Scaup, and obviously smaller than an adjacent Greater Scaup. The > rounded head shape seemed right for Tufted and wrong fro Lesser (and > especially Ring-necked). The bill pattern looked good for Tufted to me. > > The shape of the pale flanks appeared good for Tufted Duck, and the dark > back, although not black, was not finely vermiculated, as in Tufted x scaup > hybrids I've seen. The white undertail is, I gather, a Tufted feature; not > sure of its prevalence among scaup. > > Finally, the tuft seemed longer than on hybrids I've seen, but I'm not > familiar enough with Tufted plumages to say whether this is an immature or an > eclipse male. > > I dumped a bunch of poor photos at the end of this album, and would > appreciate feedback from those more familiar than I with these birds: > > https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/LongIslandMiscellany2015 > > Shai Mitra > Bay Shore > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [[email protected]] on behalf of Michael Zito > [[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 5:59 PM > To: Jonathan Stocker > Cc: NYSBIRDS-L-for Posts Posts > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck, Lake Capri, West Islip > > Any word on if this guy is a hybrid of not? > > ________________________________ > Sixth Annual Celestial Ball Honors Community Leaders and Raises Funds for the > College’s Greatest Needs. Join Us!<http://www.csi.cuny.edu/celestialball/> > > -- > > 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/[email protected]/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/ > > -- -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
