[TN-Bird] Re: Greater Scaup, Yes!
- From: Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bill Pulliam <littlezz@xxxxxxxxx>, Tennessee Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:41:16 -0500
I have uploaded some not very sharp photos of the Knox County scaup to my
Flickr page. In the first photo the bird actually looks like a greater to me
but the other two, taken from the side, show it to be a Lesser. At least
that's my opinion. These photos were taken about an hour ago.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxysparrow/11439312966/in/photostream/
Carole Gobert, Knoxville
> From: littlezz@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Greater Scaup, Yes!
> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:15:40 -0600
> To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Are there any photos of this bird that can be shared?
>
> Bill Pulliam
> Hohgenwald TN
>
> On Dec 18, 2013, at 9:42 AM, kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> > I ran by the Pellissippi State pond this morning to look for the
> > Greater
> > Scaup reported yesterday. I found the (a) bird, but I'm afraid
> > I'll have
> > to disagree with the ID and call this a Lesser Scaup (at least the
> > bird
> > that was there this morning). Some key points...
> >
> > - head peaks behind the eye with a slight tuft... not rounded with
> > peak
> > toward the front
> > - nail on bill is very thin and neat... not broad and messy
> > - flanks are dark grey... not bright white
> > - head-on profile is rather thin
> > - head gloss changed with angle, mostly appearing green but
> > occassionally
> > purplish
> >
> > Head gloss can point you in a direction for scaup ID but should not be
> > used alone because, as in this case, the direction it points you
> > can often
> > be wrong.
> >
> > Dean Edwards
> > Knoxville, TN
>
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