What a female Northern Shoveler? Terri Welisek Sherwood WI Calumet County -----Original Message----- From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of B.G. Sloan Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:46 AM To: wisbirdn Subject: [wisb] Re: Mystery bird (duck) of the week, Forest Co If this bird truly is a duck, the upright profile looks a lot like an Indian Runner duck... Bernie Sloan Milwaukee --- On Wed, 6/20/12, timarytm@xxxxxxxxx <timarytm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: timarytm@xxxxxxxxx <timarytm@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [wisb] Mystery bird (duck) of the week, Forest Co > To: "Wisbirdn Post" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 7:46 AM We saw this duck in the weeds > on the shore of Little Long Lake while we were out boating. It was > quite windy, the duck was pretty far away, and the pictures are not > great. Typically we only see mallards on this lake but we did sight a > hooded merganser and a pair of wood ducks earlier this spring. It > looks a lot like a female mallard and that is what it might be; the > reason for my question is its pose with the outstretched neck...I have > never seen a mallard sitting in the grasses like this one was. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/46280125@N08/sets/72157630191610880/ > > We spotted our first pair of mourning warblers on an early morning > walk Sunday morning. We also heard ravens making the oddest scream > type sounds we have ever heard. > > Mary Maertz > Forest Co > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface > at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn