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--Boundary_(ID_emt5XTa7aC9GwfQtxfQ9Vg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT AUGUST 13, 2009 - During the noon hour, I scoped the Port Williams WEIRD DUCK and listened to CBC's Maritime Noon -- this is the closest I'll ever come to multi-tasking!! Recall that I reported it as a fem./imm. lesser scaup, and then George Forsyth opined that it is very probably a RING-NECKED DUCK which he has been observing for some weeks or months there. I watched it for a long time (south pond of Port Williams sewage ponds) with two different scopes and now agree with George. When I first saw the bird I noted its weird head-shape, which was very angular but unlike a lesser scaup. The white behind the beak is shaped sort of like the white crescent of a male blue-winged teal. The face is somewhat bicoloured, with the top part dark and lower part lighter to whitish. I finally did see a narrow light eye ring and the eye was dark. Finally, the duck kept its short tail pointed upward, much like a ruddy duck does. Thus I guess this duck must be a yearling? RING-NECKED DUCK. Humbly yours, from Jim in Wolfville -- thanks, George! --Boundary_(ID_emt5XTa7aC9GwfQtxfQ9Vg) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial"><b>AUGUST 13, = 2009</b> - During the noon hour, I scoped the <b>Port Williams WEIRD = DUCK</b> and listened to CBC's Maritime Noon -- this is the closest I'll = ever come to multi-tasking!! Recall that I reported it as a = fem./imm. lesser scaup, and then George Forsyth opined that it is very = probably a <b>RING-NECKED DUCK</b> which he has been observing for some = weeks or months there.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Arial">I watched it for a long time (south pond of Port Williams = sewage ponds) with two different scopes and<b> now agree with = George</b>. When I first saw the bird I noted its weird = head-shape, which was very angular but unlike a lesser scaup. The = white behind the beak is shaped sort of like the white crescent of a = male blue-winged teal. The face is somewhat bicoloured, with the = top part dark and lower part lighter to whitish. I finally did see = a <b>narrow light eye ring and the eye was dark</b>. Finally, the = duck kept its short tail pointed upward, much like a ruddy duck = does.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">Thus I guess this = duck must be a yearling? <b>RING-NECKED DUCK.</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><b><br></b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><b>Humbly yours, from Jim in = Wolfville -- thanks, George!</b></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><b><br></b></font></div> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_emt5XTa7aC9GwfQtxfQ9Vg)--
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