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Common x Green-winged Teal at Swan Harbor

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Matt Hafner

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Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:24:34 -0400

Sorry I didn't get around to posting this last night.
 
Yesterday afternoon 4/11/06, I found a presumed hybrid Common x Green-winged Teal at Swan Harbor.  It was a male that had both a vertical white stripe like American Green-winged and a horizontal white stripe like Common.  I have 2 poor blurry, but identifiable photos.  I was trying to sneak up on the teal as they usually flush pretty easily, but my presence didn't matter as the local eagles decided that they were going to flush all the ducks.  The eagles also scared away a Red Fox that attempting to hunt in the impoundment.  I will try to get back there this afternoon for better photos.
 
Highlights:
Green-winged Teal - 100
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1
Wilson's Snipe - 20
Tree, Rough-winged, and Barn Swallows
Savannah Sparrow - 15
 
 
 
Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD