Ruddy Shelduck?

Dave Pardoe (dpardoe@erols.com)
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:25:01 +0000


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