White-winged Scoter - 07 Mar 2007
A White-winged Scoter was spotted yesterday at Elizabeth Park in Trenton, so I headed down to the river after work. It was cloudy, overcast, and cold (teens) but I managed to spot the beautiful male bird about 200 yds. out in the river just north of the free bridge. I managed one digiscoped image and took an acceptable digi-movie of it floating. A ride through the park yielded a flock of two-dozen American Robins and I managed a few photos from the car.
On the way out of the park I spotted a second White-winged Scoter farther north in the river.
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Mar 7, 2007 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: White-winged Scoter reported yesterday
3 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 36
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 12
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I then drove out to Ecorse Park and checked for ducks. The river was choked with ice again, and Canvasback, Redhead, Scaup, Common Mergansers, and Ruddy Ducks are about. A couple of Hooded Mergansers were a nice find.
Dingell Park (formally Ecorse Park), Wayne, Michigan, US
Mar 7, 2007 4:14 PM - 4:24 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: River choked w/ ice.
5 species (+1 other taxa)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 35
Redhead (Aythya americana) 24
Greater/Lesser Scaup (Aythya marila/affinis) 24
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 12
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
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