Sorry for all the emails. More details on the possible King Eider on Dryden Lake: brownish overall, longer and bulkier than the two Surf Scoters it is associating with, pale area on face at base of dark bill, and white patch on wings visible during preening. I hope others check it out.
Cheers, Kevin Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 25, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Kevin J. Cummings <kj...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Hi again, > > There is now an overall brownish duck hanging out with the 2 Surf Scoters and > 3 Ruddy Ducks on Dryden Lake. It is a bit longer than the Scoters. I know > this is a long shot, but it reminds me of a King Eider. Hopefully others will > take a look and weigh in. > > Kevin > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 10:22 AM, Kevin J. Cummings <kj...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> There is currently a pair of Surf Scoters on Dryden Lake, hanging out with a >> trio of Ruddy Ducks. >> >> Kevin >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> >> 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/ >> >> -- >> -- 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/ --
