[mou] Re: Repost: Need help IDing duck in Itasca County

[David A. Cahlander]

You can't post the pictures on the listserve, but you can post a link to the 
pictures.  I've copied the pictures to:

    http://moumn.org/temp/mystery%20duck%201.jpg
    http://moumn.org/temp/mystery%20duck%202.jpg

so they can be accessed.
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shawn conrad" <dingermcduff@hotmail.com>
To: <dingermcduff@hotmail.com>; <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:22 PM
Subject: Repost: Need help IDing duck in Itasca County


> Well, several people have suggested that it wouldn't be a bad thing if I
> provided the photos I took, even on the listserve, so here goes...
>
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>>Anyone out there have an idea of the bird I saw on Trout Lake a couple of
>>days ago?
>>
>>The duck is fairly tame, as large or larger than a Mallard, and has
>>beautiful plumage.  It's breast wings, and back are a deep, slightly
>>reddish-brown, except for a small blue-green patch on each wing.  The head
>>is dark reddish-brown with a slightly darker, small moustache.  The bill 
>>is
>>dark with an orange tip.  The duck has a thick, white neck ring.  It has a
>>white rump, white under the tail, and bright orange legs.  It was not
>>associating with any other waterfowl.
>>
>>I suspect it might be some domestic or strange Mallard hybrid, but I'm not
>>sure.  I've never known of domestics to appear on this lake--do they
>>usually fly or interbreed with wild ducks?  Nothing resembling it is in 
>>any
>>of my field guides.  I took a couple of photos that, while dark, at least
>>show most of these field marks.  I could send them to someone who thinks
>>they might have a good idea as to what it is.  (I didn't think MOU-NET
>>would appreciate me attaching the photos to this message.)
>>
>>Shawn Conrad
>>Bovey
>>
>>
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