The Tufted Duck continues at the same location as described below.
Begin forwarded message: > From: Derek Rogers <[email protected]> > Date: February 12, 2016 at 10:07:27 PM EST > To: NY Bird List List <[email protected]> > Subject: Tufted Duck - Blue Point, NY (Suffolk) > > At the close of the day I decided to check some of the local docks along the > Great South Bay while there was still some daylight left. I ended up finding > several large rafts of scaup at the south end of Blue Point Avenue (Blue > Point, NY). The vast majority of scaup were out of viewing range but luckily > there were a fair number inshore that allowed for close-range scrutiny. > Within this group was a single Tufted Duck. Description and photos can be > viewed in my eBird checklist: > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27463081 > > Hopefully this group of scaup sticks around for a while as there are plenty > more birds to detail! The majority of Scaup were Greater (as we’d expect) but > there were also a fair number of Lesser involved as well (presumably > influenced by the nearby frozen lakes and ponds). I learned through > conversations with some of the locals that the scaup have been present, and > in even larger numbers, for the past couple of days. Its also worth noting > that the Blue Point Tufted Duck differs from the Lake Capri/Venetian Shores > bird in several ways, the most obvious being the shorter tuft. > > Best, > Derek Rogers > Sayville -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
