Joe Byrnes and Jeff Culler reported that they saw the Tufted Duck at 7:28 am this morning. It was at the same location reported by Phil Davis yesterday. 






Joe Hanfman 

Columbia, MD 


At 20:17 01/06/2009, Phil Davis wrote: 
>MD Osprey: 
> 
>A few of us had the male Tufted Duck this afternoon (Tue 1/6) at the 
>High Street marina in Cambridge that Joe Hanfman described, but at a 
>slightly different location. 
> 
>I arrived at 2:15, at the same time as Wayne Bell, in sucky weather. 
>Jan Reese was already on the bird. From the High Street marinia, we 
>walked straight out on the pier about 1/2 way and joined Jan there. 
>He was scoping the flock that Joe described earlier in the marina 
>but to the left (down river direction). Les Roslund and Norm 
>Saunders joined us. Then the flock took flight upriver but circled 
>back and landed in the same area in the marina.Eventually we ended 
>up at the white shack with the red roof, on the pier, and watched 
>the flock toward the downriver direction (within the marina 
>breakwater). The flock never approached us very closely and a scope 
>was needed for a good look. I took some photos (flight and 
>swimming), but they are not great. It was cold (34 degrees, breezy, 
>and variable rain ... burrrr ...) 
> 
>Good luck! 
> 
>Phil