[tn-bird] Re: Kingston Steam Plant (Saturday, July 27, 2002)
- From: James Brooks <comeback@xxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 07:47:06 -0400
Don Miller wrote:
>
>Also present were two Ruddy Shelducks, escapees from who-knows-where.
>I've seen this exotic species at a couple of places over the
>years--mostly city parks and the like.
>
Rick Knight and I first saw two Ruddy Shelducks at Kingston almost 15
years ago, on the way home from a state meeting. The first words out of
his mouth were, "You can't count them." I wonder if it's the same
birds? The ones we saw were not banded. They were consorting with
equally tame, but countable, Canada Geese of the introduced
non-migratory giganta race. If it were anything but a duck we'd say
they were established in the wild by now. I'm considering an appeal to
the Pope.
I think it was put best on a T-shirt I saw at an ABA meeting years ago,
DUCKS SUCK.
James Brooks
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