Hi all -
I spent a couple hours out at Magnuson this afternoon with no luck
relocating the Garganey between a bit after 2:00pm and about 4:15.

One note of caution -- there is an odd Green-winged Teal that several
of us took second looks at. It looks paler on the face than the rest
of the GWTE, but it is markedly different than the Garganey described
by Gene & Brien. No big spot behind the bill, no distinct
supercillium. Light under the eye-line, & some paleness above and
behind the eye, but otherwise a Green-winged Teal. At a glance it can
be good for a nice bit of excitement but alas....

Here's to a 2010 Garganey!

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA


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>From: Brien Meilleur <brienm at live.com>
>To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:47:30 -0800
>
>
>Hello Tweets,
>My son Alex and I found the Garganey again, along with two other
>birders, around 1:30 pm today in south Magnuson Park, still diving
>with Canada Geese, but this time in the pond to the west of the main
>group, just south of the baseball fields. We then lost it and left.
>Good luck.
>Brien Meilleur
>Lake Forest Park, WA
>brienm at live.com
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