[cayugabirds-l] Mallard x Northern Pintail hybrid, Myers Point

2020-01-23 Thread Jay McGowan 
Hi all,
Jeff Gerbracht and Tom Schulenberg found a drake MALLARD x NORTHERN PINTAIL
hybrid at Myers Point yesterday. It was still present this morning in a
similar area, straight out from the private marina, but rather distant on
the lake. I was able to get some poor photos to document this interesting
bird:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S63692693
And if you'd like a better look, it was quite similar to a bird I found at
that same spot almost five years ago:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/42960861

And I haven't seen it in a week or so, but I think the REDHEAD x SCAUP
hybrid that was in the same flock as the Tufted Duck is likely still around
as well. He looks like this:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/198658531
I haven't been able to pick out any other hybrids in the Aythya flock so
far this year, but I suspect they will turn up. Good candidates include...
Ring-necked x scaup:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/37262811
Redhead x Ring-necked:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/48908031
And the always subtle Canvasback x Redhead:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/144299911
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/39968611

Cheers,
Jay
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Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
jw...@cornell.edu

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[cayugabirds-l] Mallard x Northern Pintail hybrid, Myers Point

2015-03-24 Thread Jay McGowan 
All,
Livia and I checked Myers Point this morning before work. The dabbler
concentration there was stunning, especially off the marina. Still no
shovelers or Blue-winged Teal, but the rest of the expected dabblers were
all in good numbers. Aythya and other divers are down, and no sign of the
Tufted. The clear highlight of the morning was a stunning male MALLARD X
NORTHERN PINTAIL HYBRID in the private marina. We watched it for a few
minutes before it and some of the ducks near it took off towards Ladoga. We
looked from there before we had to go and did not refind it, but it could
easily be among the hundreds of pintail and thousands of Mallards offshore.

Photo here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaymcgowan/16709838357/
And full list with more photos of the hybrid here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22498871

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Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
jw...@cornell.edu

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