Bird flew about 845. Bird had all halluces and no bands. We have open wing shots and will review. Tail was fresh.
Liz On January 7, 2018 11:45:26 PM CST, Alyssa DeRubeis <[email protected]> wrote: >For those who aren’t on eBird or Facebook, John Zakelj photographed a >Tufted Duck today (Jan 7) at Colvill Park in Goodhue Co. > >So far its origin (i.e. wild or captive) has not been determined. If it >is from a farm—and yes, there are farms in Minnesota that have Tufted >Ducks—it is required by the US Fish and Wildlife Service that there is >some marking on it that identifies it as not wild. Some websites I >found mentioned rear toe clipping as a requirement but I couldn’t find >an official/government website with that stated specifically. > >Anyway, hopefully someone more knowledgeable on captive waterfowl than >me can contribute. All I did was a quick Google search. And FYI—the two >other Tufted Duck records for the state (1976 and 2000) were >unaccepted, probably due to questionable origin. For those trying for >it, take photos, especially if it is standing with its feet visible. > >Good birding! > >Alyssa DeRubeis > >---- >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
