17.11.13 - Noon - among a flock of 2000 Mallards within which other species could easily be identified such as Black Ducks there appeared a male MottledDuck. It showed a yellow bill with a black dot at the gape and a buffy neck andface with a black eye-stripe and darkish cap. Unlike the Black Ducks It had along-necked appearance as if looking for its like in the mob - this behaviourcatching my eye. Also on Friday a male Mallard/Pintail cross was seen distinguished by a whitecravat instead of a neck-ring while it also sported peculiar spiral tail feathers. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - cheers- Stan Long _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
