I forgot to mention that this Shelduck is a male. Same bird as the one
recently seen in Westminster?
Greg

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Gregory Askew <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Visited Button Bay State Park just after sunrise this morning and was able
> to view the Ruddy Shelduck for about 10 minutes before it took off, heading
> northeast. There was a lot of traffic overhead--Canadas and Snows--and
> leaving Button Bay, so I'm not sure if the bird will return (perhaps he
> simply went for breakfast). Of course, there are plenty of other attractions
> to make a trip worth the while. There were loads of ducks this morning,
> including:
> Scaup
> Goldeneye
> Mergansers (Common)
> Bufflehead
> Gadwall
> Am. Wigeon
> Pintail
> Blacks
> Mallards
> in addition to several hundred gulls (ring-billed)
> and a few remaining groups of Canada Geese.
>
> Greg
> Vergennes
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