The Harlequin Duck is still at the Walker WTP (3:30pm) - in the lower eastern pond at the NE corner. Thanks to Becca for passing on the info on the sighting.
Sent from Bob Ekblad's iPhone 507-269-7436 Byron, MN - Olmsted County http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com > On Oct 19, 2017, at 1:31 PM, m...@moumn.org wrote: > > (Posted by Becca Engdahl <bemidjibe...@gmail.com> via moumn.org) > > Decided to go on a little search for sea ducks this morning, and although > I've really been > hoping to find some scoters around here, I have to say I am much happier with > what we found > at the Walker Waste Treatment Plant this morning! While sorting through the > Buffleheads > feeding in the lower ponds, I came across a duck I have never seen before, > but knew > immediately to be a HARLEQUIN DUCK! I could hardly believe my eyes! We > quickly realized > how rare this must be and began frantically trying to get photos as three > adult Bald Eagles > continued to swoop above the ponds, scaring the waterfowl from pond to pond. > A lifer for us > and extra exciting because it turns out to be a first record for Cass County! > Bird was still there > when we left at about noon, but had flown to the upper pond. > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
