Doug - It might be a MallardxBlack Duck hybrid (darkness and bill color argue in favor of Black Duck genes), but a pure Black Duck wouldn't have the white edges to the speculum, which are specific to Mallard.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Parrott
To: tweeters
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 11:23 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] American Black Duck at the Montlake Fill?


Hi Tweeters,

While giving some friends a tour of the Fill today we believe we spotted an American Black Duck. See photo's attached, set 6/27/08. The duck was located on the north side of Union Bay proper, near the shoreline. Confirmation of identification appreciated. Other than the black duck it was a pretty non-birdy early afternoon at the Fill.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdhouse_wa/

Doug Parrott
bird_cage at msn.com
Edmonds Wa.






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