Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:45:17 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Jenny Mcclintock Comments: To: "George M. Jett" Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] New to List and a Duck question Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:45:15 +0000 Message-Id: <032520042045.29313.406344DB0009AB27000072812200763704FF949C908B9196939C9C928691919A@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Mar 22 2004) X-Authenticated-Sender: amVubnltY2NsaW50b2NrQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Thank you George! I will certainly check that source! Jenny > Jenny > Mallard mule or domestic mallard. Look in The Sibley Guide to Birds, > page 89. George > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny Mcclintock" > To: > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:54 PM > Subject: [MDOSPREY] New to List and a Duck question > > > > Hi, > > > > I am new to the MDOsprey list. I live in Columbia and have been a > > birder > most of my life, but have only just recently started to explore the > wonderful world of bird information in the cyber world! I am really > looking forward to reading all of the wonderful news and information > from all the birding EXPERTS on this list! And I can't wait for the > spring migrants to "come to town"!! > > > > I have an ID question about a duck I saw today at the Inner Harbor. > > He > was with a pair of male mallards but appeared to be just slightly > larger than his companions. He had the mallard green head, but the > rest of the bird was almost completely dark brown (no distinctive wing > patch), and he > had a BRIGHT white patch on his chest with contrasting black spots. > His beak was darker yellow than his friends', and his legs were > speckled with black. Has anyone seen anything like this? Is it a > molting variation or hybrid? > > > > Thanks for any help here, > > > > Jenny McClintock > > > > > A brief *Maryland Day* visit to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens > > > from 8:30-9:15 a.m. confirmed the Blue-Winged Teal spotted several > > > days ago is still present. Other species of note were an Eastern > > > Phoebe calling loudly > from > > > the treetops and two healthy-sized Belted Kingfishers. All 3 are > > > year > birds > > > for our family (#s 79, 80 and 81) and new additions to my > > > 3-month-old > D.C. > > > Bird List. > > > > > > Other species noted in a stroll down the boardwalk were: > > > > > > Red-Winged Blackbird, 3+, also calling loudly. > > > Mallard, 5-6 pair. > > > Green-Winged Teal > > > Blue Heron > > > Canada Goose (30 plus, squawking loudly at my presence) > > > Cardinal > > > * Probable Wigeon > > > > > > Good Birding! > > > > > > Warren P. Strobel > > > wstrobel@krwashington.com > > > Cape St. Claire, MD > > > > > > 2004 Year List - 81 > > > U.S. Life List - 203 > > > World Life List - 296 > > > > > > ================================================================== > > > ===== > > > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > > > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > > > ======================================================================= > > > > ==================================================================== > > === > > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > > ======================================================================= > > > > ====================================================================== > = > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ====================================================================== > = ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================