[cayugabirds-l] Tufted Duck, Hog Hole

[Jay McGowan]

Dave Nutter just called to say he has a male TUFTED DUCK in the duck flock
off Hog Hole.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tufted Duck, Hog Hole, Ithaca

[Jeff Gerbracht]

To add to Chris's comments, when I started to count the Redhead, this bird
appeared in my scope view, fairly dark sides and nearly black back started
my pulse going.  Then it turned and I saw the head well, including a short
tuft at which time I said something to myself like Holy Hey, Chris,
take a look at this bird !!   I've spent a little time looking into aging
and sexing these birds, though not nearly as much as Chris, and I'm also
leaning towards a female, though it's certainly not an easy or
straightforward call.
   Hope it sticks around,
   Jeff

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Christopher Wood wrote:

>  I think many people have heard that Jeff Gerbracht and I saw a Tufted Duck
> at Hog Hole, Ithaca NY today. Here are my checklist notes from eBird along
> with a link to my eBird checklist that includes photos and more comments.
> You can click the Map link in eBird if you are not familiar with Hog Hole.
> Hopefully careful checking of the south end of the lake tomorrow will allow
> others to see the bird.
>
>  eBird Checklist comments:
>
>  After an extended eBird meeting that went well into lunch, Jeff
> Gerbracht and I decided to go down to Hog Hole to look for the Eared Grebe
> that Dave Nutter had seen earlier in the day. We debated whether to scan
> from the highway or to come to Hog Hole. Since CLW keeps a Hog Hole list,
> he was very interested in going to see the grebe from Hog Hole and Jeff was
> more than accommodating. We arrived and after a few minutes of scanning
> found the Eared Grebe close to shore. Little did we know at the time, but
> the real treat was yet to come! Being good eBirders, we wanted to do good
> counts of all the ducks. As Jeff was carefully counting Redheads, he came
> upon a very interesting duck and quickly showed me through the scope --
> TUFTED DUCK! Aging/sexing is complicated, but clearly not an adult male. As
> of this point I believe it is likely a first-year female, but need to be a
> bit more work to figure out timing of eye color changes, extent of white
> by age and sex, and timing of molt. We managed to get some video and a
> few images before the rain started pouring down.
>
> WEATHER: Overcast, initially with light drizzle becoming a heavy and
> soaking downpour. 37F. Calm.
>
>  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12764792
>
>  Best wishes,
>  Chris
>
>  Christopher Wood
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> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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[cayugabirds-l] Tufted Duck, Hog Hole, Ithaca

[Christopher Wood]

I think many people have heard that Jeff Gerbracht and I saw a Tufted Duck at 
Hog Hole, Ithaca NY today. Here are my checklist notes from eBird along with a 
link to my eBird checklist that includes photos and more comments. You can 
click the Map link in eBird if you are not familiar with Hog Hole. Hopefully 
careful checking of the south end of the lake tomorrow will allow others to see 
the bird.

eBird Checklist comments:

After an extended eBird meeting that went well into lunch, Jeff Gerbracht and I 
decided to go down to Hog Hole to look for the Eared Grebe that Dave Nutter had 
seen earlier in the day. We debated whether to scan from the highway or to come 
to Hog Hole. Since CLW keeps a Hog Hole list, he was very interested in going 
to see the grebe from Hog Hole and Jeff was more than accommodating. We arrived 
and after a few minutes of scanning found the Eared Grebe close to shore. 
Little did we know at the time, but the real treat was yet to come! Being good 
eBirders, we wanted to do good counts of all the ducks. As Jeff was carefully 
counting Redheads, he came upon a very interesting duck and quickly showed me 
through the scope -- TUFTED DUCK! Aging/sexing is complicated, but clearly not 
an adult male. As of this point I believe it is likely a first-year female, but 
need to be a bit more work to figure out timing of eye color changes, extent of 
white by age and sex, and timing of molt. We managed to get some video and a 
few images before the rain started pouring down.

WEATHER: Overcast, initially with light drizzle becoming a heavy and soaking 
downpour. 37F. Calm.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12764792

Best wishes,
Chris

Christopher Wood
eBird Project Leader
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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http://birds.cornell.edu

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