Assuming the bird I saw this morning is the same one that I saw in flight on Wednesday, the possible Black-bellied Whistling Duck I reported, is actually a Ruddy Shelduck. I got good looks and decent photos of it swimming on pond early this morning.
Checklist below. Twin Cedars Environmental Area (DEC pond), Avon, Livingston, New York, US Nov 3, 2017 7:55 AM - 8:43 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.2 mile(s) 13 species Snow Goose 1 Cackling Goose 5 Canada Goose 6000 Ruddy Shelduck 1 photos attached Mallard 2 Green-winged Teal 3 Ruddy Duck 1 Northern Harrier 1 Ring-billed Gull 2 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 3 European Starling 15 Song Sparrow 6 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40279516 Michael R. Wasilco Regional Wildlife Manager, Division of Fish and Wildlife New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 6274 E. Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414 P: (585)226-5460 | F: (585) 226-6323 | mike.wasi...@dec.ny.gov www.dec.ny.gov<http://www.dec.ny.gov/> | [cid:image002.gif@01D01928.215FD820] <https://www.facebook.com/NYSDEC> | [cid:image001.gif@01D01927.D33C0790] <https://twitter.com/NYSDEC> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
