[mou] Red-billed 'Blue-bill' Scaup
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Hagsela@aol.com
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:12:59 EST
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As part of Kim Eckert's group this past Sunday, March 26, I spotted (and Kim
confirmed I was not hallucinating) a Lesser Scaup drake with a bright red bill
along Prairie Island in Winona Cty. Every other feature was typical for
Lesser Scaup. The bill was bright red/orange-red, with a yellow tip or stripe
near the tip. Only a couple of other group members got to our scopes to see
the bird before it tucked up. Truly an odd duck.
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County
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Sunday, March 26, I spotted (and Kim confirmed I was not hallucinating) a L=
esser Scaup drake with a bright red bill along Prairie Island in Winona Cty.=
Every other feature was typical for Lesser Scaup. The bill wa=
s bright red/orange-red, with a yellow tip or stripe near the tip. On=
ly a couple of other group members got to our scopes to see the bird before=20=
it tucked up. Truly an odd duck. <BR>
Linda Sparling<BR>
Hennepin County</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANS=
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