Re: [cayugabirds-l] hybrid teal, Montezuma; lake birds

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] hybrid teal, Montezuma; lake birds

I had a look at this teal yesterday, and noted the marks that others have discussed. But I paid little attention to its two constant companions, assuming they were just female Blue-winged Teal. Has anyone studied them more closely? -Geo Kloppel -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.Northeas

Re: [cayugabirds-l] hybrid teal, Montezuma; lake birds

quite a bit of looking. Cheers, Chris From: mailto:bounce-119870513-20506...@list.cornell.edu>> on behalf of Jay McGowan Reply-To: Jay McGowan Date: Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 4:45 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] hybrid teal, Montezuma; lake birds Hi all, I finally got b

[cayugabirds-l] hybrid teal, Montezuma; lake birds

Hi all, I finally got back up to Montezuma to look at the continuing teal yesterday. Better views revealed, as Dave posted, that the bird does indeed have distinct black speckling on the breast and side feathers, quashing any lingering doubts I might have had that it is anything but a hybrid BLUE-W