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["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
My wife, Lynda, and I drove over to Saltville, VA today to see the female 
Long-tailed Ducks that had been reported by Alen Boynton this week. Only one of 
the ducks was on the pond. In fact, except for a few Canada Geese, the lone 
Long-tail was the only waterfowl on the pond. We got great close-up views of 
the bird with scope and binos, and I was able to take several photos. I will be 
posting some of those later. The white face with the large dark cheek patch was 
striking. The bird was constantly diving, staying on the surface no more that 
10 seconds or so at a time. Our presence didn't seem to bother it, as it kept 
coming to the surface closer and closer to where we stood.
We evidently just missed running into Bob Riggs and Tom and Laverne Hunter. We 
were there about 1:30. They were there at 12:00 and 4:00
Enjoy the birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County


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