ML122433761
Contributor
Kent Miller Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Little Portage Wildlife Area
Ottawa, Ohio, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
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Observation details
2nd day here. Bright white sides, jet black back, very long tuft nearly reaching back, purple sheen on head, large black tip to gray bill with no obvious white on bill, golden eye, skinny neck with quite large, very round head very unlike head shape of either scaup or ring-necked. Appeared very slightly smaller than the scaup it was with, back less high out of the water. Bird stayed towards far side of river making completely ruling out hybrids difficult but the the tuft seemed full length, the sides seemed to show no hints of gray tones and I saw the back in good light from every angle with good optics and could make out no hint of vermiculations. Never saw out of the water to look for any leg bands.
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