A couple of people looking at the White-winged Scoter at Boom Island park said it was a female. After consulting my bird books, I'm wondering if it isn't a first spring juvenile.?? Rebecca Field On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Steve Weston <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Kevin Smith phoned me to tell me that he had just seen the Scoter from Boom > Island Park on the east end of the Plymouth bridge in Minneapolis. I was > working and able to swing by the park and view the duck accompanied by 7 > Scaup from the south side of the park at 3:45 pm (Tuesday). > > Also seen today: > A pair of Wood Duck flying over Eagan heading in the direction of my lake. > A pair of Bufflehead in a pond in the cloverleaf of I-35 and CR 46. Viewed > at 70 mph. > A flock of grackles in a tree in Burnsville. > A flock of cowbirds in a tree along Hwy 280. > > I am still not hearing a Song Sparrow. > > Steve Weston > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > [log in to unmask] > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html