[tn-bird] Re: Kingston Steam Plant (Saturday, July 27, 2002)
- From: "Jo Ann, The Great lovely wife." <iwatchloons@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 18:17:28 -0500
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From: "James Brooks" <comeback@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 6:47 AM
Subject: [tn-bird] Re: Kingston Steam Plant (Saturday, July 27, 2002)
>
> 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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