[TN-Bird] Black Scoter at Britton Ford (Henry Co)

From: "Michael & Rebecca Todd" <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:57:40 -0600
11/19/2010
Britton Ford
Henry Co
I made a very quick pass thru Britton Ford since I had to be in Paris today 
anyway. Lots of ducks in the bay just north of the observation platform. A big 
raft of sleeping ducks, with many divers of the expected species including a 
few Greater Scaup. Amongst these and sleeping soundly, was a single female-type 
Black Scoter. I watched/tried to photograph the bird for about 45 minutes, and 
never saw its head come up. 

I wasnâ??t planning at all on birding today, and didnâ??t even have my binocs 
or camera in the car (scope was basically there by accident). After much 
trouble, I was finally able to get a couple of IDâ??able shots of the Scoter by 
digiscoping with my HTC Droid Incredible phone. I tried this with my old 
Pentax, and it was essentially impossible; my new Kowa 883 now makes it just 
very difficult :â??) Hopefully a new camera I have coming will let me somewhat 
take up digiscoping again.

Also, very distant was a lone sleeping duck, which was most likely a (Surf) 
Scoter.

Bad images of the Black are start here:

http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/130466718/original

Good Birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
www.pbase.com/mctodd
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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