Yep, domestic Mallards all. Kevin
On 9/17/10 9:45 AM, "Paul Anderson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi: > > On a quick visit to Stewart Park this morning I spotted five waterfowl > near the east shore. I'm confused because I don't know what they are! > They seem to be the size of a Brant. Their plumage varies considerably. > One looks a bit like a pintail. Another is almost completely black with > a small white breast patch. Yet another is uniformly gray. The others > have a very dark head, with a buffy body. > > I suspect they are some kind of domestic variant, but I don't know for sure. > > I had little time, so all I was able to do was to grab some shaky video: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGKe3R63KQo. > > Enjoy! > > Paul > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D. Instructor Home Study Course in Bird Biology Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 607.254.2452 [email protected] www.birds.cornell.edu/homestudy Interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
