Katie and Kevin, Tweeters,
Thanks to the Rompala's post Anne Kahle and I got to enjoy this rarity from
about 10-10:45AM this morning(3/6/10). With the bright white sides,dark
black back,and long streaming tuft I believe it to be all male Tufted Duck.
Russ Koppendrayer
Longview, Wa

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Kevin and Katie Rompala
<krstull at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hello Tweeters,
>
> Since we've been told that it's somewhat of a rarity, just wanted to report
> that my husband and I saw a tufted duck swimming around with scaup on Drano
> lake at around noon today. We are not terribly experienced birders, but the
> tuft at the back of the head was unmistakable and we can find no other
> species with the right markings. I've been reading that hybrids between
> tufted ducks and scaup are possible, but did not know this at the time, and
> therefore did not look for those particular markings. Unfortunately, it was
> too far away for a photo with the camera I had.
>
> Please contact us if you've seen this bird, as I'd feel more confident in
> the ID if it were corroborated.
>
> Katie and Kevin Rompala
> Dillon, MT
> krstull at yahoo.com
>
>
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