On 30 March I vented my frustration on this site about not seeing the Common
Teal while at the same time I was rejoicing that John had gotten to see it.
Next day, 31 March, Kathy Strickland planned to swing by the refuge to again
look for the elusive bunch of colorful feathers. Lo ... she found
John was with a friend at the Refuge Visitor's Center early this afternoon.
Called to tell me he was looking at the Common Teal along with some others.
GRRR
I called Becky off we went in about 20 min.. The same desk volunteer who had
shown the Teal to John was still there but
Although the pond is almost all frozen over again, a single EURASIAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL is with fewer than 20 American Green-winged Teal at the
George Road pond in Dryden. This bird was not present any of the times I
checked over the past week, so I'm not sure if it's the same individual or
not.
This afternoon at the Visitor Center Pool the Eurasian (Common) Teal was
present. Not a great photo, but good enough to identify the duck.
Photo:http://www.flickr.com/photos/44545168@N06/5569056180/in/photostream/
Also had an EASTERN PHOEBE outside the Visitor Center Building.
Jim
