I agree with Dave, but a word of caution. Birds are often mislabeled on the
internet or other species pop up in google searches.
Jeff Gilligan
On Nov 15, 2016, at 8:36 AM, David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
One of the easiest things to do in a case where you don't know or understand
how two similar species differ in appearance is to go Internet surfing and
look at photos comparatively and teach yourself the differences. This will
reinforce the search image that you'll want to have in your brain when you go
looking for a bird that you've never seen before. Simply having someone tell
you the difference won't accomplish this. I always marvel when I go to see a
mega rarity at how many people show up having essentially no idea what they
are looking for, thus having to rely on others re-find the bird and point it
out to them.
There lots of great online photos of male Common and Black Scoters. Pay
particular attention to the overall shape of the bill and the location,
shape, color, and extent of the orange/yellow on the bill. The differences
are quite striking.
Dave Irons
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On Nov 15, 2016, at 6:49 AM, Linda Fink <linda@xxxxxxxx> wrote:POST: Send your post to obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nagi kindly told me that the big knob at the base of the bill is what
distinguishes a common from a black scoter. You seabird smart folks all knew
that and are basically just talking to each other, but I'll bet there are a
pile of OBOLites who are nearly as clueless as I am. Now I know. Thanks,
Nagi!
Linda Fink, trying to learn
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