GREATER SCAUP @ Farmington Bay WMA

[Tim Avery <tanager at timaverybirding dot com>]

There was  a gorgeous male GREATER SCAUP in full breeding plumage about 300
yards from the main parking lot in the safety zone at about 5:00pm this
evening. This bird was with a large raft of about 75-100 Lesser Scaup.  The
sheer number of waterfowl in the safety zone is incredible.  10,000+ Northern
Shovelers, 1,000's of Gadwall, 1,000's of Lesser Scaup, and many Northern
Pintail, Redhead, a few Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, and of course
our garden variety favorite.. Mallard.

On this note, I head back to Wisconsin for about 3 weeks, maybe to find a N.
Hawk Owl, or a Snowy... And back to Utah in mid December for some mid winter
rarity discovery...

Good Birding

Tim

Salt Lake City, UT or Beloit, WI
http://www.timaverybirding.com

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