Just one more note on the Tufted Duck. The two of us with scopes today both
noticed how this duck would compress all of his feathers prior to diving.
Something I've never noticed before, but then again I've never looked for a
solid hour at one duck!

Lou Ann Harris
Bellevue, WA

on 1/5/05 2:07 PM, Aaron Martin at aamartin at gmail.com wrote:

> I went over to Phantom Lake (thanks for the great directions!) at
> lunch with Fred Parent and we got great looks at the TUFTED DUCK. He
> had noticeably whiter sides than the Ring-Necked Ducks that were with
> him and the long tuft was apparent. Caren Park was there along with
> two other birders so hopefully we will get some pictures of this guy.
> As we were leaving we saw a Coopers Hawk swoop across the road to get
> a quick bite. Great outing and well worth taking a long lunch.
> --
> Aaron Martin
> Seattle, WA
> mailto: aamartin at gmail.com
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