Okay, I'm really confused folks. This site says the main difference
between black and common scoters is that the black has much more
orange/yellow on its beak than a common. But the OBOL comments (and the
photos) show lots of orange on the beak of this bird you all say is a
common. Could someone enlighten me? Thanks.
http://www.arkive.org/common-scoter/melanitta-nigra/video-00.html
"Although the common scoter is similar in appearance to the black scoter
(Melanitta americana), the male black scoter can be distinguished by its
largely orange-yellow beak (2) (3), and by differences in its courtship
call (7)."
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Linda, seabird clueless
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