Wednesday, July 11, 9:30 to 11:30, two wetlands in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, most of the birds were seen in the 2nd wetland:
WOOD DUCK - family
TURKEY VULTURE
BELTED KINGFISHER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
PILEATED WOODPECKER - 2 heard knocking and seen flying through the trees
EASTERN KINGBIRD
WARBLING VIREO
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
VEERY
AMERICAN ROBIN - family
GRAY CATBIRD - heard
BROWN THRASHER - at least two
CEDAR WAXWING
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - heard
SONG SPARROW
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
COMMON GRACKLE
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
HERRING GULL
We also saw a mystery duck and perhaps someone can shed some light on it.
The head and upper body were dark brown to black and both the same color.
The shape of the head was definitely Black Duck/Mallard.
It got out of the water and began preening. There was a white wing patch (contrasting to the purple wing patch of the Black Duck).
It lifted its body and wings briefly to reveal whitish underwing linings as a Black Duck has.
The breast was snow white with no other markings on it.
May I assume that this duck was a Black Duck/Mallard hybrid? If it was, is it usual to have such a white breast?
Is there any other duck that matches this description?
Thanks!
Aloyse Larrabee, Dexter
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