Oops, hastily added the "immature" qualifier. Head was discolored, probably due
to feeding. Bill & coverts are good for adult.
Russ
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On Apr 24, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I figured those were female scoters. :-)
Russ, did the swan have gray or offwhite wing coverts, or what else indicated
it was an immature?
Matt Hunter
Melrose
On Apr 24, 2015 3:40 PM, "Russ Namitz" <namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SURF SCOTETS?
Darn autocorrect.
Should have been "feeding with SURF SCOTERS."
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On Apr 24, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Russ Namitz <namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The female HARLEQUIN DUCK was eating with SURF SCOTETS near the Marina
Activity Center in Winchester Bay.
The immature TRUMPETER SWAN is still present in the river at Umpqua
Wayside, east of Dean Creek a few miles.
Good birding,
Russ Namitz
Medford
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