Just refound, is indeed a dull male CINNAMON TEAL, currently only visible from along Seneca Trail looking north into Larue's at the start of the Wildlife drive. On Nov 1, 2015 11:22 AM, "Dave Nutter" <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote:
> I just talked to Bob McGuire who is at Montezuma NWR on the Wildlife Drive > where he met another birder who pointed out an unusual bird with 2 typical > female Blue-winged Teal, originally close to the road in Larue's Lagoon. > The bird in question is the same size and shows blue on the wing, possibly > including the speculum. The speculum should be green in Blue-winged or > Cinnamon or Green-winged Teal, so I wonder if this is perhaps an effect of > iridescence at in bright sunlight. Bob saw the bird in good light but more > distantly before it moved behind cattails out of view. He said it has a lot > of cinnamon on the sides extending up the neck and onto the face. Bob is > continuing around the drive and will check Larue's again later. Ann > Mitchell & I will head up there now and see what we can find. > > --Dave Nutter > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
