Hey everyone,
I was able to briefly relocate Michael's Garganey this morning and snap a
rather blown-out but diagnostic photo. It flew overhead, moving North, at
7:11 AM. I, Ben Meredyk, and a couple other birders intermittently searched
for the bird, hoping it would return, but we were unable to refind it as of
10:35.
On Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 8:21 PM <
birdmarymoor at gmail.com> wrote:
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This afternoon I saw what appeared to be a female or juvenile GARGANEY at
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the County Line Ponds on SR-26.
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It was hanging out with two Green-winged Teal in the north pond. The bird
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appeared to be slightly bigger than the GWTE, maybe an inch longer.
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The face was strongly patterned, with a dark eye line, a pale stripe
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becoming close to white at the base of the bill, and a lower dark stripe.
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The pattern was the same on both sides of the face, and showed from any
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angle.
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I don't think I was imagining this, but the eye appeared somewhat red. I
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have no idea if that is a field mark.
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Unfortunately, I didn't have my phone in my pocket, so I got no photos.
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I hope someone else can spot this bird.
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= Michael Hobbs
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