Just located a Tufted Duck on Patchogue Lake. Currently trying to determine whether or not this is the Blue Point Avenue bird that I found on 12 Feb.
The proximity between both locations would favor the same individual but I'm getting the sense this may be a different bird (longer, more intact tuft from all angles, more white on flanks). Closest viewing is from the south side of West Roe Blvd. looking south from the bridge. It's worth noting that a fishing boat spooked a flock of Scaup from their usual location at the very south end of the lake along the north side of Holbrook Road, so it's likely they'll return to this spot. If anyone follows up and gets decent photos I'd be grateful if you could send them along to me as this can be important in determining the number of Suffolk Tufteds we are dealing with. 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/ --
