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Thanks for the good catch Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 20, 2019, at 11:50 AM, Donald Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Looks like Hooded Merg. Wrong bill & head shape for Ruddy. > > Don Clark > Grafton > >> On Aug 19, 2019, at 10:04 PM, R Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> *Need Help again* identifying a duck. Took some not so great digiscope >> pictures which tend to show more contrasting color than bino or scope view. >> >> Deming Pond, S. Village E. Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, US >> Aug 18, 2019 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM >> Protocol: Stationary >> Comments: At edge of pond with scope. Need help identifying duck >> 5 species >> >> Mallard 2 Note blue speculum >> Ruddy Duck 1 When I first saw this duck through binos, it was with 2 >> larger ducks and was diving constantly. Of note was the stiff, long tail >> seen when bird dove. Plumage was brown with what appeared to be a whitish >> throat and belly. Five min later I was viewing it through my scope. Bird >> was grooming, preening, stretching and flapping wings. There seemed to be >> some white on wing primaries seen when preening. There was some prominent >> flash of white in the area of the 'wing pit' - 020 jpg. altho. the >> underside of the wing was dark. >> Double-crested Cormorant 2 >> Purple Finch 1 seen at nearby feeder >> American Goldfinch 1 >> >> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59118193 >> >> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)