The Long-tailed duck was still present at same location at 1:45 pm. --- Original Message ---
From: "Jason McCurdy" <[email protected]> Sent: November 16, 2013 5:11 PM To: "IA-BIRD" <[email protected]> Cc: "IA-BIRD" <[email protected]> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Long-tailed Duck in Johnson Co. The Long-tailed Duck was present on Goose Lake as of 4:30 this afternoon. No sign of the American Black Ducks, although they would have been tough to distinguish from the Mallards in the rapidly fading light. Thanks for the post, Jim - this was a state bird for me. Jason McCurdy Coralville Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Jim Forde <[email protected]> wrote: > > This morning I enjoyed close scoping of waterfowl at Goose Lake > in North Liberty and was particularly interested in a pair of > American Black Ducks. A juv. male LONG-TAILED DUCK was a big > surprise when it popped up in my scope's view! The duck's color, or > lack of, matched the gray water and its low profile made it easy > to miss. Also it was the diving-est duck there. > The lake is just north of Casey's (off I-380) and between Nick Dr. > and 240th St. Access points are west end, east end and north side. > > Scales Pointe didn't have a single water bird today and only a > handful of gulls but Hawkeye's refuge still has a few thousand ducks. > > Also seen today were an adult Rufous-morph Red-tailed Hawk along > James Ave. and one Fox Sparrow. > > Jim Forde > Cedar Rapids > > > --- > This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership > available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. > > ----- > You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]. > Unsubscribe at http://iowabirds.org/Reporting/Listserv.aspx. --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]. Unsubscribe at http://iowabirds.org/Reporting/Listserv.aspx. --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]. Unsubscribe at http://iowabirds.org/Reporting/Listserv.aspx.
