Subject: [Tweeters] Tufted Duck?
Date: Nov 20 22:54:45 2011
From: Ian Paulsen - birdbooker at zipcon.net


HI ALL:
A bird reported as a male Tufted Duck has been seen recently at Puyallup,
WA. See Charlie Wright's photo here:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9138824

I was wondering if this could be a scaup x Tufted Duck hybrid? The
black around the nail of the bill doesn't look black enough for a pure
TUDU. Also the crest doesn't look developed enough to be a TUDU. Any
comments?

sincerely
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Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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