Subject: [Tweeters] [inland-NW-birders] GARGANEY at County Line Ponds, west of Othello (?)
Date: Thu Sep 10 11:05:31 PDT 2020
From: Mason Maron - mmaron101 at gmail.com

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:


> This afternoon I saw what appeared to be a female or juvenile GARGANEY at

> the County Line Ponds on SR-26.

>

> It was hanging out with two Green-winged Teal in the north pond. The bird

> appeared to be slightly bigger than the GWTE, maybe an inch longer.

>

> The face was strongly patterned, with a dark eye line, a pale stripe

> becoming close to white at the base of the bill, and a lower dark stripe.

> The pattern was the same on both sides of the face, and showed from any

> angle.

>

> I don't think I was imagining this, but the eye appeared somewhat red. I

> have no idea if that is a field mark.

>

> Unfortunately, I didn't have my phone in my pocket, so I got no photos.

>

> I hope someone else can spot this bird.

>

> = Michael Hobbs

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