[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Blue Point, NY (Suffolk)
At the close of the day I decided to check some of the local docks along the Great South Bay while there was still some daylight left. I ended up finding several large rafts of scaup at the south end of Blue Point Avenue (Blue Point, NY). The vast majority of scaup were out of viewing range but luckily there were a fair number inshore that allowed for close-range scrutiny. Within this group was a single Tufted Duck. Description and photos can be viewed in my eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27463081 Hopefully this group of scaup sticks around for a while as there are plenty more birds to detail! The majority of Scaup were Greater (as we’d expect) but there were also a fair number of Lesser involved as well (presumably influenced by the nearby frozen lakes and ponds). I learned through conversations with some of the locals that the scaup have been present, and in even larger numbers, for the past couple of days. Its also worth noting that the Blue Point Tufted Duck differs from the Lake Capri/Venetian Shores bird in several ways, the most obvious being the shorter tuft. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Blue Point, NY (Suffolk)
At the close of the day I decided to check some of the local docks along the Great South Bay while there was still some daylight left. I ended up finding several large rafts of scaup at the south end of Blue Point Avenue (Blue Point, NY). The vast majority of scaup were out of viewing range but luckily there were a fair number inshore that allowed for close-range scrutiny. Within this group was a single Tufted Duck. Description and photos can be viewed in my eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27463081 Hopefully this group of scaup sticks around for a while as there are plenty more birds to detail! The majority of Scaup were Greater (as we’d expect) but there were also a fair number of Lesser involved as well (presumably influenced by the nearby frozen lakes and ponds). I learned through conversations with some of the locals that the scaup have been present, and in even larger numbers, for the past couple of days. Its also worth noting that the Blue Point Tufted Duck differs from the Lake Capri/Venetian Shores bird in several ways, the most obvious being the shorter tuft. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
