Yes, Black Scoter females. There was also a pair of Common Goldeneye present; both very good birds for Dryden.
Kevin Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D. Instructor Home Study Course in Bird Biology Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 hst...@cornell.edu 607-254-2452 From: bounce-7418955-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7418955-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Stuart Krasnoff Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:17 AM To: CayugaBirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] ID problem: female Black Scoters or winter male Ruddy Ducks at Dryden Lake? Hi all, Bird ID problem... see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GixbxmtaGY8 I took this at Dryden lake late yesterday (Sunday morning). My first impression before looking carefully was Ruddy Duck winter males. Once I scoped them I started to doubt and wondered if they were Black Scoter females. any help would be appreciated. Stuart -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
