Ben - Do you have a trip list (with dates, times and numbers) for the
Worcester County portion of the trip (where Lesser Scaup are more common
than Greater).  I think we saw your group several times during the rarity
roundup.

Thanks.
Mark L Hoffman


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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:13 PM
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Scaup

:

Perhaps you can help me. I just returned from a five day birding trip with
the Brooks Bird Club of W.Va. We birded DelMarVa. Last evening we were
getting a final tally of birds when the leader came to Greater/Lesser Scaup.
I mentioned Lesser Scaup and a man with a loud, authoritarian voice said in
a rather belligerent manner that there were no more Lesser Scaup but they
were now known only as Greater Scaup. What ever characteristic one used in
the past as an identifying factor (head shape, wing discoloration, side
color, it mattered not) none of these were definitive and thus it was
decided that there would be only Greater Scaup. He said, "They are doing
this in Britain." I had never heard of this nor had anyone at my table. Can
you shed any light on this for me please?

Thank you,



Ben Poscover

Towson MD