Bonnie Ott wrote: > > 16 over my house last eve. 1 quiet migrant empid also. > > There is a Ruddy Shelduck at Centennial park. What is the scoop about > this species? > > Bonnie Ott, Ellicott City, Howard County One and even two Ruddy Shelducks have shown up now and then on Lake Elkhorn or the little pond near it over the past several years. Usually don't stay long. I assume they are escapes fom a collection, but I don't know. Over a decade ago I saw one along side I-83, Jones Falls Expressway, I called the Balto Zoo to see if they had an escape, but they said they knew nothing about it. Dave Pardoe