[obol] Costa Rican scaup
- From: Kathleen Krall <krallfamily@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:53:42 -0700
Michael and I spent 3 weeks birding in Costa Rica last month, partly on our own
at highly recommended Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge and at San Vito, near Panama,
and partly on a wonderful Road Scholar birding trip. Our local guides saw
and/or heard an incredible 445 species, although we wouldn't count that many,
if we were listers.
This photo of a scaup female was taken by Michael, shooting into late afternoon
light from a boat at quite a distance. It was with a group of Blue-winged Teal.
It looks like a Lesser Scaup by head shape, but does the amount of white near
the bill look more like a Greater Scaup? Lesser Scaup are seen in Costa Rica,
but Greater Scaup have only been reported a few times. Any thoughts? The
sighting was too far off for the guide to make a definitive ID at the time. We
have only the one photo and did not see the bird fly.
http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/krallfamily/media/imagejpg1_zpsf5227375.jpg.html
Kathy and Mike Krall
Sent from my iPad
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