Norm, The same group, including the tufted duck,
was at the same location at about 12:45 this afternoon (Jan. 7th).
Many thanks to Jim Brighton for his help in finding the exact
location --
after I'd spent a rainy hour+ in a slightly different place.
Leo Weigant
On Jan 7, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Norm Saunders wrote:
> Fran and I just returned from watching (and hopefully
> photographing) the
> Tufted Duck in company of a female Ring-necked Duck, about a dozen
> scaup,
> several buffleheads and long-tailed ducks, and a lone surf scoter,
> all just
> inside the outer barrier of the Cambridge Municipal Marina at the
> end of
> High Street, the exact area where the bird was seen yesterday, as
> described
> by Phil Davis. The time was 8:30 and we watched them for about 10
> minutes
> before they all lifted and flew outside the marina barrier. I
> imagine they
> will return inside the barrier since this appears to be a favorite
> area for
> them.
>
>
>
> Good luck!
>
> Norm |