Mary called me this afternoon to tell me the wintering duck flock at Donna Lake was close to the road (FM 1423 south of Donna) so I ran over to see them. Here's the Long-tailed Duck. http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n610/antshrike/Birds/Long-tailedDuckDonnaLake1-1-13135_resize.jpg The Surf Scoter is gaining more adult male coloration. http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n610/antshrike/Birds/SurfScoterDonnaLake1-1-13115_resize.jpg And then there's the Greater Scaup. This photo shows four scaup with a white ear patch but I think only the center two are Greaters. They have rounder heads and larger bills. I like the pale Lesser Scaup on the left. http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n610/antshrike/Birds/GreaterScaupDonnaLake1-1-13102_resize.jpg Dan Jones, Weslaco Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner
