New photo showing speculum of same bird in question https://ebird.org/checklist/S100849831 To me the speculum looks like typical Mallard. Sally Waterhouse Nathrop, CO
On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 8:19:57 AM UTC-7 Sally Waterhouse wrote: > Looking for some thoughts on this. The duck has been observed by several > birders in Chaffee County just west of the 163 pond hotspot in a small pond > area. Whether this is the same duck reported as a Mexican on Dec. 29 by > Jack Bushong on 163 pond is unknown. After perusing many discussions about > this "complex" I'm curious as to what people may think about this > individual. See photos on my ebird checklist > https://ebird.org/checklist/S100712744 and also on Greg Mihalik's > checklist https://ebird.org/checklist/S100667677. Looking more closely > at photos I realized that there is also a dark gape spot just to add to the > question. So far, no speculum photos. > Sally Waterhouse > Nathrop, Chaffee County > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a51349e3-67c8-4695-bdc6-3ee062c4ef43n%40googlegroups.com.
