[MDOsprey] Fwd: [VA-BIRD] Black Scoter/Fairfax County
Miliff@aol.com
Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:50:58 EST
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MDOsprey,
A good bird for MARYLAND that far up the Potomac. Prince George's County
listers take note...
Best,
Marshall Iliff
miliff@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 17:21:51 -0500
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From: "Philip E. Merritt" <pemerritt@EROLS.COM>
Subject: [VA-BIRD] Black Scoter/Fairfax County
To: VA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
All,
This afternoon, November 12, at 3:15 PM there was one adult male Black
Scoter at Riverbend Park in Farifax County. It was on the Potomac River
which would mean that the bird was actually in Maryland but it is
probably visible only from Virginia. The bird was diving in front of
the boat launch and was associating with the American Coots present. I
observed it at close range for about fifteen minutes. Generally the bird
appeared about the same size as the coots or only slightly larger.
However the scoter was probably larger as it had its head in close to
its body while the coots had their necks extended forward and out. The
scoter was also much slimmer than the coots. I first noticed an all
black duck swimming away from me in among the coots and when it turned
it had an obvious bright orange bulb at the base of the bill. The body
appeared solidly black, darker than the surrounding coots. The portion
of the bill visible and the eye were black. Also at Riverbend were the
following:
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Canada Goose - 20
Mallard - 10
Gadwall - 2
Bufflehead- 1
American Coot - 150
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 4
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker- 3
American Crow - 6
Carolina Chickadee - 8
Tufted Titmouse - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch-2
Carolina Wren - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 7
American Robin - 14
Northern Cardinal - 4
Dark-eyed Junco - 3
American Goldfinch - 6
Later,
Alex
Alex Merritt - age 15
Oak Hill, VA
pemerritt@erols.com
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