Hi All,

Yesterday I spent a little time at Point Lookout.  I wanted to 
photograph some waterfowl, but there were not very many around, it was 
windy and they weren't close to shore.  I took some photos anyway just 
to test exposure, etc.  I took some of a distant male Surf Scoter.  When 
I looked at them I noticed that in one photo the scoter appeared to have 
a band on the right leg.  On closer inspection of that photo and others 
of the same scoter, I saw what appears to be an antenna.  Does any one 
know of a study of Surf Scoters that is using a tracking device?  I 
don't know what else this could be.

Thanks,
Patty Craig
Dameron, St. Mary's County, MD