Clay,
I was surprised to learn that White-winged Scoter was not already on your yard
list of 245 species !!!!!!  Congrats on finding your own "State Bird." My
last State Bird here in Florida was the Cuban Vireo down in Key West, # 488
for Florida, that I wish I had found myself as it was the first record of the
species to be found outside of Cuba.
Wes BiggsFlorida Nature Tours Â
On Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:11 AM, Clay Taylor
<Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all -
While birding along the Joe Fulton Trade Corridor highway, I found a sleeping
White-winged Scoter in amongst a fairly large group of ducks - mostly Lesser
Scaup, with a few Redheads mixed in to give a little variety. It was about
200 - 250 yards from the road, easily seen with a spotting scope, but a little
tricky to ID with just a binocular.
I waited with camera on scope for over 30 minutes, but it never raised its head
for a full-body and head shot. I took numerous photos of the all-dark body
with the white patch far down the wing. At one time, the wind blew it around
so I got a photo of it from directly behind, showing both white patches,
looking like "tail lights". I posted the photos to my instaGram account
(@claytaylorbirder) and FaceBook page (Clayton Taylor).
The flock was just off the road by the area near the large piles of bright
yellow (sulfur?). Make sure you pull fully off the road - the truck traffic
does not slow down for birders.
New Texas bird for me!!!
Clay Taylor
TOS Life Member
Calallen (Corpus Christi) TX
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